North Eagle Butte

Population: 1,432
Median household income: $38,125
Median home value: $37,500

North Eagle Butte is a community in Dewey County, South Dakota, home to 1,432 residents. The median household income of $38,125 is below the Dewey County median ($57,928).

Between 2019 and 2023, North Eagle Butte's population declined 35.5% from 2,220 to 1,432, while its median home value fell 27.6% from $51,800 to $37,500.

The typical home was built around 1976. 46.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,432
Median age: 22.7 yrs
Median household income: $38,125
Median home value: $37,500
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 520
Homeownership rate: 32.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 22.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2201,432

Median household income

$35,000$38,125

Median home value

$51,800$37,500

Median gross rent

$558$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,220	$35,000	$51,800	$558
2020	1,838	$35,417	$50,900	$585
2021	1,731	$35,380	$50,000	$619
2022	1,666	$39,224	$51,700	$700
2023	1,432	$38,125	$37,500	$740

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

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 1728.2%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	162	11.3%
5 to 17	404	28.2%
18 to 24	192	13.4%
25 to 34	131	9.1%
35 to 44	179	12.5%
45 to 54	138	9.6%
55 to 64	119	8.3%
65 to 74	75	5.2%
75 and over	32	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,390	97.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	2.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.1%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	25.1%
High school graduate	274	40.7%
Some college or associate's	173	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	44	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means8.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	355	78.5%
Carpooled	5	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	10.6%
Other means	39	8.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	370	91.6%
15 to 29 min	14	3.5%
30 to 44 min	5	1.2%
45 to 59 min	15	3.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.35
Poverty rate: 46.9% (671 of 1,432)

	Count	Share
Family households	298	69.8%
Nonfamily households	129	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	427	82.1%
Vacant	93	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137	32.1%
Renter-occupied	290	67.9%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	364	70.0%
1-unit, attached	28	5.4%
2 to 4 units	36	6.9%
5 to 19 units	5	1.0%
20 or more units	23	4.4%
Mobile home & other	64	12.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4645548
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 45.0215, -101.2309