Buffalo Gap vs Hermosa

A side-by-side comparison of Buffalo Gap and Hermosa: population, income, housing, and more.

Buffalo Gap and Hermosa are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hermosa has the higher population (296 vs 140 in Buffalo Gap). Buffalo Gap has the higher median household income ($55,268 vs $53,194 in Hermosa). Hermosa has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $67,500 in Buffalo Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
Population	140	296
Median age	64.0 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,268	$53,194
Median home value	$67,500	$108,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,259
Housing units	104	169
Homeownership rate	95.4%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
Population	95 → 140 (+47.4%)	413 → 296 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $55,268 (+38.2%)	$62,361 → $53,194 (-14.7%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $67,500 (-5.9%)	$77,500 → $108,800 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$875 → $1,259 (+43.9%)

Buffalo Gap

Population

95140

Median household income

$40,000$55,268

Median home value

$71,700$67,500

Hermosa

Population

413296

Median household income

$62,361$53,194

Median home value

$77,500$108,800

Median gross rent

$875$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
Under 5	5.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	8.6%	22.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	5.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	3.6%	17.6%
55 to 64	17.1%	6.8%
65 to 74	26.4%	19.9%
75 and over	19.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.7%	4.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
No high school diploma	2.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	20.0%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	57.5%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
Drove alone	79.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
1-unit, detached	62.5%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo Gap	Hermosa
Poverty rate	6.4%	14.9%
Average household size	1.61	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1963	1982