Box Elder

Population: 12,457
Median household income: $73,698
Median home value: $271,800

Box Elder, a community in Pennington County, South Dakota, has 12,457 residents. Its median household income of $73,698 runs above the Pennington County figure of $70,768.

Between 2019 and 2023, Box Elder's population grew 28.6% from 9,683 to 12,457, while its median home value rose 69.1% from $160,700 to $271,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.7% of the population. 76.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,457
Median age: 28.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,698
Median home value: $271,800
Median gross rent: $1,354
Housing units: 4,781
Homeownership rate: 48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,68312,457

Median household income

$53,382$73,698

Median home value

$160,700$271,800

Median gross rent

$991$1,354

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,683	$53,382	$160,700	$991
2020	9,937	$56,429	$186,000	$1,058
2021	11,527	$62,972	$206,600	$1,105
2022	11,905	$71,532	$264,600	$1,217
2023	12,457	$73,698	$271,800	$1,354

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

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 3422.7%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 744.1%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,360	10.9%
5 to 17	2,114	17.0%
18 to 24	1,944	15.6%
25 to 34	2,830	22.7%
35 to 44	1,122	9.0%
45 to 54	1,165	9.4%
55 to 64	1,181	9.5%
65 to 74	511	4.1%
75 and over	230	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,058	72.7%
Black or African American	214	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	945	7.6%
Asian	178	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.4%
Some other race	24	0.2%
Two or more races	759	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,235	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	405	5.8%
High school graduate	2,000	28.4%
Some college or associate's	2,537	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,543	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	554	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,282	76.8%
Carpooled	906	13.2%
Public transit	39	0.6%
Walked	86	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	427	6.2%
Other means	141	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,521	39.1%
15 to 29 min	2,743	42.5%
30 to 44 min	781	12.1%
45 to 59 min	230	3.6%
60+ min	179	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 7.4% (900 of 12,146)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,115	72.3%
Nonfamily households	1,196	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,311	90.2%
Vacant	470	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,098	48.7%
Renter-occupied	2,213	51.3%

1-unit, detached42.1%

1-unit, attached21.0%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other19.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,014	42.1%
1-unit, attached	1,006	21.0%
2 to 4 units	297	6.2%
5 to 19 units	460	9.6%
20 or more units	75	1.6%
Mobile home & other	929	19.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4606620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 44.1109, -103.0811