Box Elder is a city located in Pennington County South Dakota. Box Elder has a 2020 population of 10,767. Box Elder is currently growing at a rate of 2.05% annually and its population has increased by 36.17% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 7,907 in 2010.
The average household income in Box Elder is $58,871 with a poverty rate of 12.19%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $991 per month, and the median house value is $160,700. The median age in Box Elder is 25.4 years, 24.6 years for males, and 27.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Box Elderwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 8,025 | 82.88% |
Two or More Races | 656 | 6.77% |
Black or African American | 326 | 3.37% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 316 | 3.26% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 146 | 1.51% |
Asian | 130 | 1.34% |
Some Other Race | 84 | 0.87% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 3,243 | 2.82 | 46.8 |
Married | 1,685 | 3.56 | 66.4 |
Non Family | 876 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
Female | 382 | 2.79 | 23 |
Male | 300 | 2.55 | 30.3 |
3.25
Average Family Size
2.82
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 15 | 0.31% |
9th to 12th Grade | 238 | 4.85% |
High School Graduate | 1,532 | 31.20% |
Some College | 1,182 | 24.07% |
Associates Degree | 670 | 13.64% |
Bachelors Degree | 1,033 | 21.03% |
Graduate Degree | 241 | 4.91% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 3,911 | 3,724 | 1,001 |
Hispanic | 287 | 252 | 128 |
2+ Races | 252 | 252 | 24 |
Native American | 240 | 209 | 87 |
Black | 160 | 150 | 36 |
Islander | 93 | 93 | |
Asian | 62 | 62 | 30 |
Other Race | 43 | 43 | 20 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 48.39%.
$31,762
Average Earnings
$41,833
Average Male
$23,735
Average Female
95.02% of Box Elder residents speak only English, while 4.98% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.14% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 7,242 | 886 | 12.23% |
Hispanic | 659 | 147 | 22.31% |
Multiple | 629 | 101 | 16.06% |
Black | 214 | 47 | 21.96% |
Native | 316 | 36 | 11.39% |
Other | 6 | NaN% |
12.19%
Overall Poverty Rate
8.55%
Male Poverty Rate
16.16%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Box Elder is Hispanic, with 22.31% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Box Elder is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.53%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.66%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 11.04%.
50.0%
Overall Marriage Rate
45.7%
Male Marriage Rate
55.4%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,046 | 20.66% |
Hispanic | 88 | 20.23% |
Native American | 85 | 34.84% |
Black | 66 | 35.11% |
2+ Races | 30 | 7.19% |
Asian | 15 | 13.51% |
7.53%
Veteran Poverty Rate
24.98%
Veteran Disability Rate
78.7%
Labor Force Participation
63.4%
Employment Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
43.59%
Born in Box Elder
97.17%
Native Born
2.83%
Foreign Born
1.05%
Non Citizen
1.78%
Naturalized
97.17% of Box Elder residents were born in the United States, with 43.59% having been born in South Dakota. 1.05% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 10,767 | 216 | 2.05% |
2021 | 10,551 | 216 | 2.09% |
2020 | 10,335 | 216 | 2.13% |
2019 | 10,119 | 216 | 2.18% |
2018 | 9,903 | 297 | 3.09% |
2017 | 9,606 | 185 | 1.96% |
2016 | 9,421 | 84 | 0.90% |
2015 | 9,337 | 69 | 0.74% |
2014 | 9,268 | 158 | 1.73% |
2013 | 9,110 | 305 | 3.46% |
2012 | 8,805 | 278 | 3.26% |
2011 | 8,527 | 620 | 7.84% |
2010 | 7,907 | 5,066 | 10.78% |
2000 | 2,841 | 161 | 0.59% |
1990 | 2,680 | -506 | -1.71% |
1980 | 3,186 | 0.00% |