Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,973
| This zip code: | $29,973 | | South Dakota: | $43,424 |
Nearest zip codes: 57559, 57570, 57555, 57566, 57560, 57585.
Housing units in zip code 57579 with a mortgage: 49 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $708
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $272
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 30.2% | | Whole state: | 13.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.8% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 57579: Ken Astleford Ranch (A), Bechtold Ranch (B), Lawrence Krogman Ranch (C), Medearis Ranch (D), Nielson Ranch (E), Nohrenberg Ranch (F), Blom Ranch (G), Lolley Ranch (H), Raffensperger Ranch (I), Risseeuw Ranch (J), Lyle Chamberlain Ranch (K), Schoppert Ranch (L), Schwartz Ranch (M), Shouldis Ranch (N), Stromer Ranch (O), Two Hawk Ranch (P), U P Ranch (Q), Charles Hight Ranch (R), Leek Ranch (S), Clifford Hight Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Ignatius Cemetery (1), Saint James Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Little White River (A), Horse Creek (B), Horse Head Creek (C), Butch Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 4
- 1995 to 1998: 25
- 1990 to 1994: 30
- 1980 to 1989: 36
- 1970 to 1979: 112
- 1960 to 1969: 89
- 1950 to 1959: 55
- 1940 to 1949: 24
- 1939 or earlier: 143
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in White River, SD (57579): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 17
- 2 bedrooms: 83
- 3 bedrooms: 115
- 4 bedrooms: 60
- 5 or more bedrooms: 24
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 19
- 2 bedrooms: 61
- 3 bedrooms: 30
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 57579 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 11
- 1 vehicle: 69
- 2 vehicles: 93
- 3 vehicles: 88
- 4 vehicles: 22
- 5 or more vehicles: 16
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 45
- 1 vehicle: 58
- 2 vehicles: 30
- 3 vehicles: 10
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 57579:
- Less than $10,000: 39
- $10,000 to $14,999: 19
- $15,000 to $19,999: 19
- $20,000 to $24,999: 18
- $25,000 to $29,999: 12
- $30,000 to $34,999: 11
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 22
- $50,000 to $59,999: 23
- $60,000 to $69,999: 16
- $70,000 to $79,999: 12
- $80,000 to $89,999: 7
- $90,000 to $99,999: 7
- $100,000 to $124,999: 24
- $125,000 to $149,999: 15
- $150,000 to $174,999: 4
- $175,000 to $199,999: 6
- $200,000 to $249,999: 2
- $250,000 to $299,999: 2
- $300,000 to $399,999: 1
- $400,000 to $499,999: 3
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 57579:
- Less than $100: 39
- $100 to $149: 5
- $150 to $199: 15
- $200 to $249: 13
- $250 to $299: 13
- $300 to $349: 10
- $350 to $399: 2
- $450 to $499: 3
- No cash rent: 22
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $46,010.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $53,518
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $19,969
- Two or more races householders: $123,812
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $15,974
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,317 (it was $27,800 in 2000)
| 57579: | $47,317 | | South Dakota: | $118,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $25,019 - $90,638
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $93,871| Here: | $93,871 | | State: | $160,328 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $43,405| Here: | $43,405 | | State: | $200,700 |
In 2-unit structures: $43,740| Here: | $43,740 | | State: | $184,406 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,236| Here: | $73,236 | | State: | $114,786 |
Mobile homes: $30,104| Here: | $30,104 | | State: | $34,151 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 366
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 17
- Mobile homes: 117

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 288 (58%)
- Carpooled: 65 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 49 (10%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 89 (18%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 51
- 5 to 9 minutes: 138
- 10 to 14 minutes: 46
- 15 to 19 minutes: 30
- 20 to 24 minutes: 15
- 25 to 29 minutes: 23
- 30 to 34 minutes: 68
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 4
- 45 to 59 minutes: 10
- 60 to 89 minutes: 5
- 90 or more minutes: 14
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,268
- In family households: 1,118 (224 male householders, 87 female householders)
208 spouses, 461 children (426 natural, 11 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 15 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 150 (68 male householders (59 living alone)), 62 female householders (54 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 113 1-person, 14 2-persons, 3 3-persons.
234 married couples with children.
153 single-parent households (54 men, 99 women).
84.1% of residents of 57579 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 40% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
14.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% very well, 8% well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 9 (0.7%)
(55.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 1.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (33%)
- Yugoslavia (22%)
- Philippines (22%)
- Mexico (22%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 588
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 687
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 36

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 610 |
|  German: 263 |
|  English: 58 |
|  Irish: 56 |
|  Czech: 30 |
|  Norwegian: 21 |
|  United States or American: 19 |
|  French (except Basque): 16 |
|  Swedish: 14 |
|  Danish: 12 |
|  Scottish: 8 |
|  Dutch: 7 |
|  Italian: 3 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 3 |
|  Polish: 3 |
|  Welsh: 3 |
|  Arab:: 2 |
|  Lebanese: 2 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 2 |
|  Yugoslavian: 2 |
|  Finnish: 1 |
|  Russian: 1 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NORRIS ELEM (S 2ND & BROCK ST in WHITE RIVER, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-8
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2
Organizations: WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 47-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 47-1 (PO BOX 273/SOUTH 2ND AND BROCK STREET in WHITE RIVER, SD)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1987-0109, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Alternative names: WHITE RIVER SCH DIST 47-1
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM (S 2ND & BROCK ST in WHITE RIVER, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5
Organizations: WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 47-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- WHITE RIVER HI SCH (S 2ND & BROCK ST in WHITE RIVER, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1
Organizations: WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 47-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- WHITE RIVER MIDDLE SCH (S 2ND & BROCK ST in WHITE RIVER, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4
Organizations: WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 47-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BACHELOR RANCH - CAFO #18 (BACHELOR in WHITE RIVER, SD). Tribal Land
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE, EXCEPT FEEDLOTS
- SUN PRAIRIE COTTONWOOD GROVE PORK PRODUCTION FACILITY (HC 78, BOX 200 in WHITE RIVER, SD)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- BELL FARM-GRASSY KNOLL (HIGHWAY 44 in CEDAR BUTTE, SD)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOGS
- SUN PRAIRIE-GRASSY KNOOLS (PORK PRODUCTION FACILITY in WHITE RIVER, SD)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOGS
- WHITE RIVER - CITY OF (1/4 MILE NORTHWEST OF CITY in WHITE RIVER, SD). Tribal Land
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: WHITE RIVER MUNICIPAL WWTP
- BELL FARMS (HIGHWAY 44 7 MILES WEST OF WHITE RIVER in CEDARBUTTE, SD)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- SUN PRAIRIE GRASSY KNOLL PORK PRODUCTION FACILITY (HC78 BOX 200 in WHITE RIVER, SD)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- SWIFT BEAR COMMUNITY (NE1/4, SEC.35, T42N, R29W in WHITE RIVER, SD). Tribal Land
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,567
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 989
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 215
- South: 11
- West: 70
68% of the 57579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in South Dakota.
Population in 1990: 1,259. Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+4.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 8.1% | | South Dakota: | 17.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- O'BRYAN, JOHN (202 S MC KINLEY AVE in WHITE RIVER, SD; small business)
10 employees, $385132 revenue. : $211,000 in 7 contracts from 1999 to 2002
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities, Miscellaneous Items, Purchase of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities, and more by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public Health Service Signed by year: 2000: $170,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $26,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$109,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 2000-06-15.
$59,000 with Public Health Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2000-03-15. Completion date: 2000-04-15.
$24,000 with Public Health Service for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$12,000 with Public Health Service for Purchase of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 1999-11-15. Completion date: 2000-01-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
45 people in nursing homes
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