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South Dakota · Census place 06620

Box Elder city, SD

Quick answer

Box Elder city has 12,457 residents, ranking #11 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $73,698, the median home is worth $271,800 and median gross rent runs $1,354 a month.

Population
12,457Box Elder city residents
Median household income
$73,698Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$271,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,354Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
28.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Box Elder city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Box Elder city median would spend about 22% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 48.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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