North Eagle Butte vs Swift Bird

A side-by-side comparison of North Eagle Butte and Swift Bird: population, income, housing, and more.

North Eagle Butte and Swift Bird are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Eagle Butte has the higher population (1,432 vs 183 in Swift Bird). Since 2019, Swift Bird's population has grown faster (-16.8% vs -35.5%).

Population, income & housing

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
Population	1,432	183
Median age	22.7 yrs	10.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,125	—
Median home value	$37,500	—
Median gross rent	$740	—
Housing units	520	28
Homeownership rate	32.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	22.8%	71.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
Population	2,220 → 1,432 (-35.5%)	220 → 183 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $38,125 (+8.9%)	—
Median home value	$51,800 → $37,500 (-27.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$558 → $740 (+32.6%)	$533 → $768 (+44.1%)

North Eagle Butte

Population

2,2201,432

Median household income

$35,000$38,125

Median home value

$51,800$37,500

Median gross rent

$558$740

Swift Bird

Population

220183

Median gross rent

$533$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
Under 5	11.3%	21.3%
5 to 17	28.2%	54.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	4.9%
65 to 74	5.2%	0.0%
75 and over	2.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97.1%	100.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
No high school diploma	25.1%	40.9%
High school graduate	40.7%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
Drove alone	78.5%	0.0%
Carpooled	1.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	0.0%
Other means	8.6%	100.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
1-unit, detached	70.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Eagle Butte	Swift Bird
Poverty rate	46.9%	100.0%
Average household size	3.35	6.54
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1976	1986