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Brule County, SD

5,261 Population
817.2 square miles 6.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 37.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,063 ±$3,458 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $38,880 ±$398
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$74,043 ±$8,138 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $72,421 ±$805
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

10.6% ±3.9% (537  ±197) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 12% 104,511 (±0.4% / ±3,107)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

14.5 minutes ±1.8 (32,525  ±4,753) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

1,932 ±101 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 358,552 ±1,643
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (4,908  ±13) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 867,014
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.4% ±3.2% (55  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,608 (±0.4% / ±775)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

2,371 ±19 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 402,364 ±200
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$205,500 ±$17,996 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $236,800 ±$1,986
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.5% ±2.7% (442  ±142.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 13.5% 119,641 (±0.4% / ±3,647.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

90.1% ±6.3% (3,240  ±243.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 93% 554,494 (±0.8% / ±4,864.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
30.2% ±4% (1,085  ±145.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 31.1% 185,411 (±0.5% / ±2,814.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% (66  ±53) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in South Dakota: 3.9% 35,218
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.6% ±1.6% (224  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 8.1% 54,527 (±0.2% / ±1,452)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
224 Total veterans ±64 211 Male ±61 13 Female ±13

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