Box Elder, South Dakota

Demographics

People

Total Population9,407
Male Share of the Population53.1%
Female Share of the Population46.9%
Senior Citizens5%
Employed Population 16+5,133
Age of the Population25

Families

% of people married54.1%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher28.5%
Median Earnings25+$30,919
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$21,375
Median Earnings With High School Degree$25,875

Wealth

Median Family Income$54,786
% Above Poverty Level88.2%
% Below Poverty Level11.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time16 minutes
% Working from Home2.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work2.3%
% Using Public Transportation0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone20.5%
Median Gross Rent$983
Median House Value$157,000

Ancestry

German29.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)24.9%
Irish14.1%
Norwegian9.3%
English6.3%
Italian3.6%
French Except Basque3.1%
Polish2.1%
Dutch1.8%
Canadian1.4%
Slovak1.4%
Czech1.3%
Scottish1.2%
Russian0.7%
Welsh0.4%
Swiss0.4%
Portuguese0.4%
Swedish0.3%
West Indian0.3%
Jamaican0.2%
Haitian0.1%
Finnish0.1%
Danishn0.1%
Guyanese0.1%
African0.1%
Hungarian0.1%
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Box Elder Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyPennington County
Standard Zip Codes57719
Phone Area Codes605
Time ZoneAmerica/Denver
Approximate Latitude44.11
Approximate Longitude-103.07

Box Elder Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationRAPID CITY RGNL AP
Distance4.4 miles
Jan Temp11 to 34 F
Apr Temp32 to 57 F
Jul Temp58 to 86 F
Oct Temp35 to 62 F
Annual Precip16.6 inches
StationPACTOLA DAM
Distance20.9 miles
Jan Temp8 to 35 F
Apr Temp25 to 51 F
Jul Temp49 to 79 F
Oct Temp28 to 57 F
Annual Precip21.1 inches
StationMT RUSHMORE NATL MEM
Distance24.8 miles
Jan Temp16 to 33 F
Apr Temp31 to 50 F
Jul Temp58 to 79 F
Oct Temp37 to 55 F
Annual Precip21.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Hermosa417$51,667
Keystone435$49,844
New Underwood731$73,125
Rapid City73,721$66,955

Box Elder Public Schools

Badger Clark Elementary - 05
401 Don Williams Dr
ZIP: 57719
(605) 923-0080
Primary
Total Enrollment 485
Douglas High School - 03
420 Patriot Dr
ZIP: 57719
(605) 923-0030
High
Total Enrollment 717
Douglas Middle School - 01
401 Tower Rd
ZIP: 57719
(605) 923-0050
Middle
Total Enrollment 574
Douglas Preschool - 08
421 Don Williams Dr
ZIP: 57719
(605) 923-0090
Primary
Total Enrollment 46
Francis Case Elementary - 04
441 Don Williams Dr
ZIP: 57719
(605) 923-0070
Primary
Total Enrollment 459
Vandenberg Elementary - 02
600 N Ellsworth Rd
ZIP: 57719
(605) 923-0060
Middle
Total Enrollment 439
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