Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
Ellsworth AFB: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City SD
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| Males: 2,250 |  (54.3%) |
| Females: 1,892 |  (45.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 21.9 years |
| South Dakota median age: | 35.6 years |
Zip codes: 57719.
| Ellsworth AFB: | $60,858 |
| SD: | $69,728 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $22,212 (it was $11,362 in 2000)
Ellsworth AFB CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $35,916 (it was $9,999 in 2000)
| Ellsworth AFB: | $35,916 |
| SD: | $245,000 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $303,035; detached houses: $327,149; townhouses or other attached units: $428,241; in 2-unit structures: $141,932; mobile homes: $146,315
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- 3,30579.4%White alone
- 2766.6%Hispanic
- 2656.4%Black alone
- 1724.1%Two or more races
- 942.3%Asian alone
- 370.9%American Indian alone
- 110.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 50.1%Other race alone
Races in Ellsworth AFB detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ellsworth AFB, SD City Guides:
Ancestries: German (24.8%), Irish (14.9%), English (8.2%), Italian (5.0%), Norwegian (4.6%), United States (4.0%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 1.88 square miles.
Population density: 2,206 people per square mile (low).
155 residents are foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).
| This place: | 3.7% |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Ellsworth AFB CDP: | 7.0% ($700) |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% ($1,334) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD 
(9.0 miles , pop. 59,607).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (310.9 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (793.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Box Elder, SD (1.3 miles ),
), Ashland Heights, SD (1.8 miles ),
), Green Valley, SD (2.7 miles ),
), New Underwood, SD (3.5 miles ),
), Summerset, SD (3.8 miles )
)Latitude: 44.14 N, Longitude: 103.07 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,355 (+32.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,587 (69.5%)
Area code commonly used in this area: 605
| Here: | 2.0% |
| South Dakota: | 2.0% |
- Public administration (23.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
- Health care (10.2%)
- Social assistance (8.4%)
- Finance & insurance (8.0%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.8%)
- Public administration (53.9%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Construction (6.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (2.6%)
- Truck transportation (2.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (14.0%)
- Finance & insurance (12.3%)
- Social assistance (12.3%)
- Health care (12.1%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Public administration (7.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.3%)
- Child care workers (6.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
- Cashiers (4.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.4%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
- Extraction workers (3.8%)
- Child care workers (10.3%)
- Cashiers (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.1%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.6%)
Average climate in Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 89.3. This is worse than average.
| City: | 89.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 4.50. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.50 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.0332. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0332 |
| U.S.: | 1.5147 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 35.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 28.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 28.4 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.08. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.08 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Ellsworth AFB-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/1991, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Ellsworth AFB place center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/18/1967, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ellsworth AFB-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 363% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 376.3 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 532.7 miles away from Ellsworth AFB center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 141.8 miles away from Ellsworth AFB center
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 143.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 380.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Meade County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Winter Storms: 7, Storms: 5, Fires: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ellsworth AFB:
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - BLACK HILLS (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - BELLA VISTA (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
- STATE HOME CARE SERVICES-SUBUNIT (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
- FOUNTAIN SPRINGS HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
- WESTHILLS VILLAGE HEALTH CARE FACILITY (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
- INTERIM HEALTHCARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellsworth AFB:
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 9 miles; Rapid City, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,102)
- Black Hills State University (about 47 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)
- Chadron State College (about 92 miles; Chadron, NE; FT enrollment: 2,374)
- Casper College (about 187 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)
- Sheridan College (about 197 miles; Sheridan, WY; FT enrollment: 2,070)
- University of Mary (about 212 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,854)
- Bismarck State College (about 216 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 3,015)
Points of interest:
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ellsworth AFB and their reported violations in the past:
ELLSWORTH AFB (Population served: 6,000, Purch surface water):Past health violations:U.S. AIR FORCE DET 21, ECRG (Serves WY, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 93.9% |
| Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This place: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
People in group quarters in Ellsworth AFB in 2000:
- 541 people in military barracks, etc.
- 25 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 3 people in military disciplinary barracks
For population 15 years and over in Ellsworth AFB:
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 70.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 3.0%
For population 25 years and over in Ellsworth AFB:
- High school or higher: 96.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| South Dakota average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ellsworth AFB, SD (based on Meade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,314 | 10 |
| Catholic | 1,988 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,925 | 20 |
| Other | 260 | 3 |
| None | 18,947 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Meade County: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Dakota: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
| Here: | 4.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
| This county: | 6.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 6.6% |
| State: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Meade County: | 25.6% |
| South Dakota: | 27.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Meade County: | 11.2% |
| State: | 14.9% |
13.55% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,705 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 13.55% |
| South Dakota average: | 8.18% |
0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,260 average AGI)
Meade County: 0.34% South Dakota average: 0.03%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Pennington County, SD |  4.60% ($52,549 average AGI) |
| from Lawrence County, SD | 0.77% ($44,625) |
| from Butte County, SD | 0.23% ($27,138) |
12.75% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,265 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.75% |
| South Dakota average: | 7.42% |
0.40% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,291 average AGI)
Meade County: 0.40% South Dakota average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Pennington County, SD | 5.07% ($40,669 average AGI) |
| to Lawrence County, SD | 0.71% ($43,943) |
| to Butte County, SD | 0.24% ($47,931) |
Businesses in Ellsworth AFB, SD
- H&R Block: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Ellsworth AFB:
- KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
- KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KOTA (1380 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
- KTOQ (1340 AM; 1 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
- KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ellsworth AFB:
- KLMP (97.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
- KZLK (106.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: STEVEN E.DUFFY)
- KIQK (104.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
- KKMK (93.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KOUT (98.7 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KQRQ (92.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: NEW GENERATION BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K258AJ (99.5 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KFXS (100.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- K221DN (92.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: ASSOCIATED INVESTORS, INC.)
- KBHE-FM (89.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KSLT (107.3 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
- KZZI (95.9 FM; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BROADCASTING, L)
- KDDX (101.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
- KRCS (93.1 FM; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KSQY (95.1 FM; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
- KAWK (105.1 FM; CUSTER, SD; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K212BE (90.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KRKI (99.5 FM; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: MICHAEL RADIO GROUP)
TV broadcast stations around Ellsworth AFB:
- KOTA-TV (Channel 3; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
- KEVN-TV (Channel 7; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KEVN, INC.)
- KNBN (Channel 21; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBHE-TV (Channel 9; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KZWB-LP (Channel 27; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCLO-TV (Channel 15; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RAPID CITY, INC.)
- K33CO (Channel 33; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- ELLSWORTH AFB, SD, Lat: 44.150000 Lon: -103.072222, Call Sign: WQUM265,
Assigned Frequencies: 451.762 MHz, Grant Date: 08/14/2014, Expiration Date: 08/14/2024, Certifier: Danielle N Brown, Registrant: Aclara Technologies LLC, 30400 Solon Road, Solon, OH 44139, Phone: (440) 528-7260, Fax: (614) 777-4511, Email:
- ELLSWORTH AFB, SD, Lat: 44.150000 Lon: -103.072222, Call Sign: WQUP329,
Assigned Frequencies: 451.312 MHz, Grant Date: 08/30/2014, Expiration Date: 08/30/2024, Certifier: Danielle N Brown, Registrant: Aclara Technologies LLC, 30400 Solon Road, Solon, OH 44139, Phone: (440) 528-7260, Fax: (614) 777-4511, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3- Call Sign: KD7HSL, Licensee ID: L00198661, Grant Date: 03/09/2010, Expiration Date: 03/09/2020, Cancellation Date: 03/10/2022, Certifier: Paul D De Jarnette, Registrant: Paul D Dejarnette, 2630 Arnold Drive, Unit 658, Ellsworth Afb, SD 57706
- Call Sign: KC0QFC, Licensee ID: L00699224, Grant Date: 06/11/2003, Expiration Date: 06/11/2013, Cancellation Date: 06/12/2015, Certifier: Jeffery S Toney, Registrant: Jeffery S Toney, 633 Beadle Ct, Ellsworth Afb, SD 57706
- Call Sign: KE0CGM, Licensee ID: L01905689, Grant Date: 11/18/2014, Expiration Date: 11/18/2024, Certifier: Shawn M Compton, Registrant: Shawn M Compton, 569 Adams Dr, Ellsworth Afb, SD 57706
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $159,275 | 1 | $270,800 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $91,450 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0115.00
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 83.4%Utility gas
- 14.0%Electricity
- 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
Ellsworth AFB compared to South Dakota state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Ellsworth AFB on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military disciplinary barracks (population 1,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military transient quarters for temporary residents (population 1,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc. (population 1,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest percentage of family households, population 1,000+"
- #67 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"