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Shannon County

Population in July 2007: 3,431.
Males: 1,717  (50.0%)
Females: 1,714  (50.0%)
Median resident age:  19.7 years
South Dakota median age:  35.6 years

Zip codes: 57770.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,346 (it was $21,089 in 2000)
Pine Ridge:  $24,346
South Dakota:  $43,424

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $27,379 (it was $17,800 in 2000)
Pine Ridge:  $27,379
South Dakota:  $118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $45,085; Detached houses: $43,490; Mobile homes: $30,205

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Races in Pine Ridge:

  • American Indian (95.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Pine Ridge: 71.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (1.5%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3232 feet

Land area: 3.06 square miles.

Population density: 1120 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Pine Ridge

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 35.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pine Ridge CDP

  • Never married: 50.8%
  • Now married: 33.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
South Dakota:  1.8%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Pine Ridge, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pine Ridge to the number of sex offenders is 264 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pine Ridge:  2.0% ($364)
South Dakota:  1.8% ($1,334)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (86.1 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (274.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (810.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pine Ridge, NE (2.1 miles) , Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD (15.3 miles ), Wounded Knee, SD (15.4 miles ), Oglala, SD (16.5 miles ), Porcupine, SD (21.9 miles ), Rushville, NE (22.3 miles ), Clinton, NE (23.3 miles) , Hay Springs, NE (25.3 miles ).

Latitude: 43.02 N, Longitude: 102.56 W

Area code: 605

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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (26%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Bus drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)


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Average climate in Pine Ridge, South Dakota

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Pine Ridge-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Pine Ridge place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1994, a category 3 tornado 34.1 miles away from the place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Pine Ridge:
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (PINE RIDGE - SHANNON)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pine Ridge:
  • GORDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; GORDON, NE)
  • CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HLTH SRV (about 44 miles; CHADRON, NE)
  • BENNETT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER-CAH (about 58 miles; MARTIN, SD)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pine Ridge:
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 70 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID: AIA)
  • RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 78 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RAP)
  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 85 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pine Ridge:
  • PINE RIDGE (about 4 miles; PINE RIDGE, SD; ID: IEN)
  • MODISETT (about 22 miles; RUSHVILLE, NE; ID: 9V5)
  • HAY SPRINGS MUNI (about 27 miles; HAY SPRINGS, NE; ID: 4V6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Ridge:
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 86 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 234 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 238 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 242 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 259 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
Private high school in Pine Ridge:
  • RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL (Students: 373; Location: 1 MISSION DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Pine Ridge:

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Notable location: Oglala-Sioux Sundance Arena (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: White Clay Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Wolf Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Pine Ridge: Three Moccasin Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  4.4 people
South Dakota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  86.2%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  15.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  61.0%
Whole state:  13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  25.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pine Ridge, SD


People in group quarters in Pine Ridge
  • 92 people in other group homes
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Pine Ridge compared to South Dakota state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Shannon County South Dakota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Other fuel (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.17%
South Dakota average:  8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pennington County, SD  1.72% ($16,962 average AGI)
from Bennett County, SD  0.32% ($26,000)


6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,702 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.21%
South Dakota average:  8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pennington County, SD  1.85% ($16,702 average AGI)
to Bennett County, SD  0.45% ($27,000)
to Sheridan County, NE  0.42% ($35,154)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pine Ridge:
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KCSR (610 AM; 1 kW; CHADRON, NE; Owner: CHADRAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZMX (580 AM; 2 kW; HOT SPRINGS, SD; Owner: MT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
  • KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pine Ridge:
  • KILI (90.1 FM; PORCUPINE, SD; Owner: LAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • K286AB (105.1 FM; RUSHVILLE, ETC., NE; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER)

TV broadcast stations around Pine Ridge:
  • K06HG (Channel 6; PINE RIDGE, SD; Owner: SD BD.OF DIRECTORS EDUC'L.TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

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