6.0% of Box Elder, SD residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 107.9% less than the poverty level of 12.5% across the entire state of South Dakota. 4.2% of high school graduates and 2.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.5%. For comparison, it was 44.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Box Elder, SD
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Box Elder:
6.0%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Box Elder:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Box Elder:
10.1%
South Dakota:
20.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Box Elder:
19.4%
South Dakota:
21.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.5%
Residents above poverty level:
44.6%
Poverty by age in Box Elder, SD
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Box Elder,SD (percentage below poverty level)
2.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
35.3%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
37.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Box Elder,SD (percentage below poverty level)
4.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
17.0%18 to 24 years
1.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
19.2%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
32.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Box Elder,SD (% below half of poverty level)
3.6%Under 6 years
2.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
12.4%18 to 24 years
1.4%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
2.3%45 to 54 years
7.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
25.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Box Elder, SD
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Box Elder, SD (%)
8.6%White
0.0%Black
2.6%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
10.4%Other race
4.7%2+ races
3.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Box Elder, SD (absolute numbers)
771White
0Black
31American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
6Other race
552+ races
22Hispanic
7.5%Below poverty level
92.5%Above poverty level
2.5%Below poverty level
97.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Box Elder, SD
Children below poverty level:
Box Elder, South Dakota:
2.9%
State:
14.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Box Elder:
4.2%
South Dakota:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Box Elder:
2.8%
South Dakota:
28.1%
47.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
52.9%Female, no husband present
1.1%Worked full-time, year-round
88.4%Worked part-time
10.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
21.2%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
78.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
8.9%1999 to 2000
12.5%1995 to 1998
7.1%1990 to 1994
7.1%1980 to 1989
30.4%1970 to 1979
26.8%1960 to 1969
7.1%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
9.9%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
17.9%1980 to 1989
53.1%1970 to 1979
4.9%1960 to 1969
2.3%1950 to 1959
3.9%1940 to 1949
4.4%1939 or earlier
Discuss Box Elder, South Dakota (SD) on our hugely popular South Dakota forum.