Newell

Population: 494
Median household income: $52,277
Median home value: $120,100

Newell is a community in Butte County, South Dakota, home to 494 residents. At $52,277, its median household income sits below Butte County's $67,692.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newell's population declined 49.1% from 971 to 494, while its median home value rose 61.2% from $74,500 to $120,100.

73.1% of workers drive to work alone. 82.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 494
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,277
Median home value: $120,100
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 269
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

971494

Median household income

$52,917$52,277

Median home value

$74,500$120,100

Median gross rent

$415$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	971	$52,917	$74,500	$415
2020	784	$52,543	$85,900	—
2021	591	$46,563	$104,400	—
2022	489	$51,597	$118,100	—
2023	494	$52,277	$120,100	$1,031

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5421.1%

55 to 643.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.0%
5 to 17	60	12.1%
18 to 24	76	15.4%
25 to 34	52	10.5%
35 to 44	78	15.8%
45 to 54	104	21.1%
55 to 64	18	3.6%
65 to 74	45	9.1%
75 and over	46	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	476	96.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	1.2%
Asian	7	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	19.2%
High school graduate	65	19.0%
Some college or associate's	127	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	59	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.8%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	223	73.1%
Carpooled	18	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	13.8%
Bicycle	5	1.6%
Worked from home	9	3.0%
Other means	8	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	52.0%
15 to 29 min	60	20.3%
30 to 44 min	27	9.1%
45 to 59 min	32	10.8%
60+ min	23	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 7.5% (37 of 494)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	71.0%
Nonfamily households	60	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	207	77.0%
Vacant	62	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179	86.5%
Renter-occupied	28	13.5%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	222	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4644860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.7175, -103.4183