Box Elder, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

Back to: Box Elder, South Dakota main profile, South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota small towns, South Dakota forum, All US cities. Total population: 2,774 (Urban population: 2,497 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 277 (7 farm, 270 nonfarm)) Houses: 1,058 (980 occupied: 653 owner occupied, 327 renter occupied) % of renters here:   33% State:   32% Housing density: 182 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Box Elder, South Dakota on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: sex offenders?  (23 replies) Rushmore Crossing at Rapid City  (78 replies) South Dakota's drought.  (21 replies) Moving to Rapid City  (4 replies) Rapid Valley  (23 replies) Central water supply  (10 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $22,500 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $425 Median gross rent in Box Elder, SD in 2000: $504 Housing units in Box Elder with a mortgage: 331 (28 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 51 Household type by relationship Households: 2,773 In family households: 2,449 (483 male householders, 268 female householders) 513 spouses, 994 children (865 natural, 35 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 22 other relatives, 86 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 324 (159 male householders (100 living alone)), 83 female householders (66 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 250 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 151 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 166 1-person, 72 2-persons, 4 4-persons. 538 married couples with children. 346 single-parent households (63 men, 283 women). 93.7% of residents of Box Elder speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well). 1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 32% speak English not well). 1.4% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 29% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 77 (2.8%) (53.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Box Elder, SD: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 8 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 6 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 9 $40,000 to $49,999: 38 $50,000 to $59,999: 61 $60,000 to $69,999: 97 $70,000 to $79,999: 86 $80,000 to $89,999: 45 $90,000 to $99,999: 8 $100,000 to $124,999: 0 $125,000 to $149,999: 8 $150,000 to $174,999: 0 $175,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 to $249,999: 3 $250,000 to $299,999: 0 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Box Elder: Less than $100: 38 $100 to $149: 25 $150 to $199: 3 $200 to $249: 3 $250 to $299: 18 $300 to $349: 50 $350 to $399: 39 $400 to $449: 74 $450 to $499: 20 $500 to $549: 22 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 8 $650 to $699: 2 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 21

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.4%
Number of people working at home: 45 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 34 5 to 9 minutes: 134 10 to 14 minutes: 348 15 to 19 minutes: 349 20 to 24 minutes: 316 25 to 29 minutes: 37 30 to 34 minutes: 49 35 to 39 minutes: 7 40 to 44 minutes: 0 45 to 59 minutes: 15 60 to 89 minutes: 20 90 or more minutes: 14

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,107 (81%) Carpooled: 177 (13%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 6 (0%) Other means: 27 (2%) Worked at home: 45 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 100 $10,000 to $14,999: 66 $15,000 to $19,999: 88 $20,000 to $24,999: 96 $25,000 to $29,999: 139 $30,000 to $34,999: 47 $35,000 to $39,999: 110 $40,000 to $44,999: 65 $45,000 to $49,999: 71 $50,000 to $59,999: 106 $60,000 to $74,999: 50 $75,000 to $99,999: 38 $100,000 to $124,999: 9 $125,000 to $149,999: 8 $150,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

• German: 673
• Other groups: 537
• Irish: 271
• United States or American: 182
• English: 81
• French (except Basque): 66
• Italian: 62
• Norwegian: 53
• European: 40
• Czech: 33
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 24
• French Canadian: 23
• Jamaican: 23
• Scottish: 20
• Polish: 16
• Scotch-Irish: 16
• Dutch: 14
• Subsaharan African:: 12
• African: 12
• Belgian: 11
• Canadian: 7
• Swedish: 7
• Ukrainian: 6
• British: 5
• Finnish: 5
• Czechoslovakian: 5
• Portuguese: 5
• Russian: 5
• Danish: 5
• Romanian: 4
• Icelander: 3
• Dutch West Indian: 1

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1167
• Northeast: 146
• Midwest: 582
• South: 270
• West: 466

40% of Box Elder residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in South Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 3
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 26
• 9th grade: 21
• 10th grade: 16
• 11th grade: 25
• 12th grade, no diploma: 16
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 219
• Less than 1 year of college: 102
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 213
• Associate degree: 81
• Bachelor's degree: 37
• Master's degree: 19
• Professional school degree: 0
• Doctorate degree: 4

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1
• Nursery to 4th grade: 5
• 5th and 6th grade: 5
• 7th and 8th grade: 36
• 9th grade: 8
• 10th grade: 3
• 11th grade: 19
• 12th grade, no diploma: 30
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 305
• Less than 1 year of college: 66
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 116
• Associate degree: 100
• Bachelor's degree: 61
• Master's degree: 4
• Professional school degree: 0
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 16.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 25.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $33,333
• Black householders: $27,188
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,778
• Asian householders: $28,125
• Two or more races householders: $15,000
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $26,875

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $60,800
• Asian householders: $61,300
• Two or more races householders: $55,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 489
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 79
• Mobile homes: 447

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,600

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South Dakota:	17.8%

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