Bonesteel

Population: 301
Median household income: $40,750
Median home value: $65,000

Bonesteel, a community in Gregory County, South Dakota, has 301 residents. At $40,750, its median household income sits below Gregory County's $52,432.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bonesteel's population declined 28.0% from 418 to 301, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $51,700 to $65,000.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $580.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 301
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $40,750
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $580
Housing units: 150
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

418301

Median household income

$47,917$40,750

Median home value

$51,700$65,000

Median gross rent

$469$580

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	418	$47,917	$51,700	$469
2020	386	$37,708	$65,600	$480
2021	360	$39,375	$77,000	$475
2022	336	$40,938	$62,500	$525
2023	301	$40,750	$65,000	$580

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over16.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	5.6%
5 to 17	77	25.6%
18 to 24	26	8.6%
25 to 34	15	5.0%
35 to 44	17	5.6%
45 to 54	35	11.6%
55 to 64	46	15.3%
65 to 74	18	6.0%
75 and over	50	16.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	199	66.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	27.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate54.7%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	3.9%
High school graduate	99	54.7%
Some college or associate's	50	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	15	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	81.6%
Carpooled	13	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	59.3%
15 to 29 min	12	14.0%
30 to 44 min	11	12.8%
45 to 59 min	2	2.3%
60+ min	10	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 31.8% (93 of 292)

	Count	Share
Family households	52	48.1%
Nonfamily households	56	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108	72.0%
Vacant	42	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	68.5%
Renter-occupied	34	31.5%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.7%
5 to 19 units	19	12.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4606220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0775, -98.9468