Belle Fourche, South Dakota Demographics

Belle Fourche is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Home ownership rate

Belle Fourche is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Belle Fourche is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in People per household

Belle Fourche is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Belle Fourche is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Belle Fourche is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Two or More

Belle Fourche is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - White

Belle Fourche is 7th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Female residents

Belle Fourche is 7th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Belle Fourche is 7th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	5,658	16th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.5	11th	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	655.7	15th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	9.0%	3rd	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.2%	4th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.6%	8th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.3%	15th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.5%	15th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	93.6%	5th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.2%	17th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.1%	12th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	17th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	5th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	5th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.5%	7th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	51.1%	7th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.1%	13th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	2,511	17th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.3%	16th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	2,223	17th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.6%	3rd	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$107,600	15th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	4th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Belle Fourche	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$20,481	12th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$41,014	9th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.6%	10th	13.8%	14.3%