Lower Brule

Population: 777
Median household income: $31,667
Median home value: $22,500

Located in Lyman County, South Dakota, Lower Brule is a community with a population of 777. At $31,667, its median household income sits below Lyman County's $61,169.

From 2019 to 2023, Lower Brule's population declined 13.4% from 897 to 777, while its median home value fell 25.0% from $30,000 to $22,500.

Owners occupy 24.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 22.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 777
Median age: 22.0 yrs
Median household income: $31,667
Median home value: $22,500
Median gross rent: $415
Housing units: 168
Homeownership rate: 24.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

897777

Median household income

$26,518$31,667

Median home value

$30,000$22,500

Median gross rent

$514$415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	897	$26,518	$30,000	$514
2020	971	$26,500	$28,900	$475
2021	973	$24,063	$28,000	$527
2022	892	$29,375	$37,500	$441
2023	777	$31,667	$22,500	$415

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1728.6%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 644.0%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	8.6%
5 to 17	222	28.6%
18 to 24	129	16.6%
25 to 34	80	10.3%
35 to 44	102	13.1%
45 to 54	70	9.0%
55 to 64	31	4.0%
65 to 74	43	5.5%
75 and over	33	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53	6.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	713	91.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	16.4%
High school graduate	166	46.2%
Some college or associate's	91	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	18	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means9.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	140	70.0%
Carpooled	25	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	6.0%
Other means	19	9.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	147	78.2%
15 to 29 min	25	13.3%
30 to 44 min	16	8.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 5.61
Poverty rate: 57.1% (431 of 755)

	Count	Share
Family households	83	64.8%
Nonfamily households	45	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	128	76.2%
Vacant	40	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31	24.2%
Renter-occupied	97	75.8%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.3%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	122	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29	17.3%
5 to 19 units	3	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4639180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.0741, -99.5838