Nationwide Claims to Fame

Box Elder is 47th out of 6,406 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Statewide Claims to Fame

Box Elder is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Box Elder is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Box Elder is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Two or More

Box Elder is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Box Elder is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Box Elder is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in People per household

Box Elder is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Box Elder is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Foreign born residents

Box Elder is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Box Elder is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Asian

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Current population (2012) 8,753 13th 833,354 313,914,040
Size in square miles 13.9 6th 75,811 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 561.1 17th 10.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Residents younger than 5 12.3% 1st 7.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 33.6% 1st 24.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 2.9% 17th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.1% 12th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 17.3% 14th 25.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Race - White 79.5% 17th 86.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.1% 1st 1.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 4.4% 3rd 8.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.2% 3rd 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 1st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 6.0% 1st 2.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 7.9% 2nd 3.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 75.7% 17th 83.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Female residents 48.1% 17th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 5.0% 3rd 2.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Housing units 2,828 16th 366,540 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.4% 15th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 2,643 15th 318,466 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 49.1% 16th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $120,600 12th $127,000 $186,200
People per household 2.7 2nd 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Box Elder Rank South Dakota US
Income per capita $18,075 16th $24,925 $27,915
Income per household $39,639 11th $48,010 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.4% 16th 13.8% 14.3%

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