Pine Ridge

Population: 2,480
Median household income: $50,954
Median home value: $45,000

Pine Ridge is a community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, home to 2,480 residents. Its median household income of $50,954 runs above the Oglala Lakota County figure of $34,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Pine Ridge's population declined 32.6% from 3,682 to 2,480, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $38,000 to $45,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.8% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 83.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,480
Median age: 24.2 yrs
Median household income: $50,954
Median home value: $45,000
Median gross rent: $618
Housing units: 699
Homeownership rate: 31.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6822,480

Median household income

$43,455$50,954

Median home value

$38,000$45,000

Median gross rent

$448$618

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,682	$43,455	$38,000	$448
2020	2,984	$37,198	—	$447
2021	3,085	$43,073	$52,400	$502
2022	2,921	$47,620	$55,000	$610
2023	2,480	$50,954	$45,000	$618

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

Age distribution

Under 512.5%

5 to 1727.8%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	311	12.5%
5 to 17	690	27.8%
18 to 24	299	12.1%
25 to 34	212	8.5%
35 to 44	278	11.2%
45 to 54	234	9.4%
55 to 64	282	11.4%
65 to 74	89	3.6%
75 and over	85	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	404	16.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,076	83.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	15.4%
High school graduate	494	41.9%
Some college or associate's	412	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	65	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	449	72.8%
Carpooled	49	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	89	14.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	520	88.6%
15 to 29 min	48	8.2%
30 to 44 min	4	0.7%
45 to 59 min	15	2.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.72
Poverty rate: 32.3% (794 of 2,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	390	74.9%
Nonfamily households	131	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	521	74.5%
Vacant	178	25.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	165	31.7%
Renter-occupied	356	68.3%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	446	63.8%
1-unit, attached	29	4.1%
2 to 4 units	24	3.4%
5 to 19 units	44	6.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	156	22.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4649660
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0269, -102.5524