North Eagle Butte, SD

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2024 Population
1,481
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
23.7
4.41% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
52.6%
12.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$34,358
9.88% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$33,100
11.7% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
359
18.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in North Eagle Butte, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in North Eagle Butte, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in North Eagle Butte, SD was $33,100, and the homeownership rate was 41.4%.

Most people in North Eagle Butte, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.3 minutes. The average car ownership in North Eagle Butte, SD was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

North Eagle Butte, SD is home to a population of 1.48k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.743% of North Eagle Butte, SD residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 132 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.45k people) in North Eagle Butte, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of North Eagle Butte, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in North Eagle Butte, SD was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in North Eagle Butte, SD
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.45k ± 228
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    11 ± 14
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7 ± 23
0.743%
Hispanic Population
11 people

In 2024, there were 132 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.45k people) in North Eagle Butte, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.743% of the people in North Eagle Butte, SD are hispanic (11 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in North Eagle Butte, SD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,626 ± 1,475 people
  2. Guatemala
    2,932 ± 1,327 people
  3. Ethiopia
    2,627 ± 1,257 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,626 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,932 and Ethiopia with 2,627.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.743%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
0.768%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11 people

As of 2024, 0.743% of North Eagle Butte, SD residents (11 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in North Eagle Butte, SD was 0.768%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 21
  2. Vietnam
    9 ± 17
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 18

North Eagle Butte, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of North Eagle Butte, SD employs 359 people. In 2024, the largest industries in North Eagle Butte, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (52 people), and Public Administration (49 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($44,423), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,423).

Employment

Occupations

359
2024 Value
± 107
−18.2%
1 Year decline
± 45.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in North Eagle Butte, SD declined at a rate of −18.2%, from 439 employees to 359 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in North Eagle Butte, SD, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (43 people), Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (39 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (38 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of North Eagle Butte, SD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

359
2024 Value
± 107
−18.2%
1 Year decline
± 45.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in North Eagle Butte, SD declined at a rate of −18.2%, from 439 employees to 359 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in North Eagle Butte, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (52 people), and Public Administration (49 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of North Eagle Butte, SD, though some of these residents may live in North Eagle Butte, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,438
Median earning men ± $4,176
$34,722
Median earning women ± $12,212

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($97,841), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,798), and Public Administration ($28,194).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.37%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in North Eagle Butte, SD was $33,100 in 2024, which is 0.0995 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $37,500 to $33,100, a 11.7% decrease. The homeownership rate in North Eagle Butte, SD is 41.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in North Eagle Butte, SD have an average commute time of 12.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in North Eagle Butte, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$33,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,101
$189
Median Property Taxes
±$64

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In North Eagle Butte, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in North Eagle Butte, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

41.4%
Homeownership
2024
40.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 41.4% of the housing units in North Eagle Butte, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 32.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$34,358
Median Household Income
± $4,993
457
Number of Households
± 101

In 2024, the median household income of the 457 households in North Eagle Butte, SD declined from $34,358 from the previous year's value of $38,125.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for North Eagle Butte, SD is from South Dakota.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota
0.438
2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.14% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.5%)
  2. Other (11%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.43%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in North Eagle Butte, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (11%) and those who worked at home (8.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

12.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in North Eagle Butte, SD have a shorter commute time (12.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in North Eagle Butte, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in North Eagle Butte, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in North Eagle Butte, SD have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in North Eagle Butte, SD (779 out of 1.48k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in North Eagle Butte, SD is Native American, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

77.8% of the population of North Eagle Butte, SD has health coverage, with 10.4% on employee plans, 57.9% on Medicaid, 5.29% on Medicare, 2.17% on non-group plans, and 2.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see 1,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 409 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 41.2% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 28.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.75% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

22.2%
Uninsured
10.4%
Employer Coverage
57.9%
Medicaid
5.29%
Medicare
2.17%
Non-Group
2.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in North Eagle Butte, SD declined by 19.4% from 27.5% to 22.2%.

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