2024 population: 5,261 ( 14 from 2020)
Land area: 817.2 square miles
Population density: 6.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	4,289	81.52%	2.1%
Black:	28	0.53%	9.7%
Indian:	561	10.66%	6.9%
Asian:	40	0.76%	48.1%
2+ races:	205	3.90%	7.9%
Hispanic:	138	2.62%	48.4%

Total non-White:	972	18.48%	12.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	272	13.0
Deaths:	226	10.8
Net Migration:	-50	-2.4
Net Immigration:	16	0.8

Change in White population:	-92	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	106	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
5,247
4,381	83.50%
31	0.59%
525	10.01%
27	0.51%
190	3.62%
93	1.77%
866	16.50%

2010
5,255
4,615	87.82%
12	0.23%
425	8.09%
10	0.19%
118	2.25%
75	1.43%
640	12.18%

2000
5,364
4,807	89.62%
14	0.26%
436	8.13%
27	0.50%
51	0.95%
26	0.48%
557	10.38%

1990
5,485
5,068	92.40%
7	0.13%
384	7.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	0.47%
417	7.60%

1980
5,245
4,940	94.18%
9	0.17%
249	4.75%
3	0.06%
n/a
44	0.84%
305	5.82%

1970
5,870
5,762	98.16%
1	0.02%
74	1.26%
1	0.02%
n/a
33	0.56%
108	1.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
685	13.0
488	9.3
-159	-3.0
1	0.0

-234	-4.5
226	4.3

Number	Rate
2000's
620	11.6
495	9.2
-187	-3.5
-2	-0.0

-192	-3.6
83	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
763	13.9
505	9.2
-239	-4.4
3	0.1

-261	-4.8
140	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
911	17.4
510	9.7
-197	-3.8
n/a

128	2.4
112	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,085	-18.5
n/a

-822	-14.0
197	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Brule County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.5
1,283	24.4%
3,978	75.6%
1,004	19.1%

1,958
2.53

1,218	62.2%
992	81.4%
64	5.3%
740	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
1,358	25.8%
3,897	74.2%
914	17.4%

2,136
2.40

1,375	64.4%
1,111	80.8%
114	8.3%
761	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
1,642	30.6%
3,722	69.4%
905	16.9%

1,986
2.51

1,318	66.4%
1,115	84.6%
88	6.7%
668	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
1,831	33.4%
3,654	66.6%
907	16.5%

2,020
2.55

1,388	68.7%
1,230	88.6%
84	6.1%
632	31.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
1,644	31.3%
3,601	68.7%
762	14.5%

1,906
2.70

1,408	73.9%
1,242	88.2%
84	6.0%
498	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Brule County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	98	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	77	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	111	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	74	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	87	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	99	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	98	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	78	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	157	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	132	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	249	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	248	12.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	86	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	155	7.9%
$200,000 or more	144	7.4%

Median Household Income	64,821
Per Capita Income	34,629

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	78	4.0%
Public Assistance	53	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	146	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,375	77.7%
Unemployed	42	1.4%
In Armed Forces	9	0.3%

Total Labor Force	2,426	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	629	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	644	524	55.1%
Non-Profit	153	278	35.5%
Self-Employed	461	128	78.3%

Local Government	94	83	53.1%
State Government	53	60	46.9%
Federal Government	29	111	20.7%

Total Private + Self	1,105	652	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	329	532	38.2%
Total	1,434	1,184	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	529	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	465	17.5%
Professional, Technical	443	16.7%
Service Occupations	528	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	139	5.2%
All others	685	25.8%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	484	18.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	451	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	302	11.4%
Retail trade	244	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	240	9.1%
Other services	125	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	110	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	105	4.0%
Public administration	104	3.9%
Construction	100	3.8%
Manufacturing	98	3.7%
Information	81	3.1%
Wholesale trade	56	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	48	1.8%
Finance and insurance	39	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	0.8%
Management	16	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	0.6%
Utilities	7	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	89	1.70%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,677	94.5%
German, other Germanic	186	3.8%
Spanish	52	1.1%
Other Indo-European	13	0.3%
Tagalog	11	0.2%
Arabic	5	0.1%
Other	2	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,633	31.1%
Irish	505	9.6%
Czech	440	8.4%
American	390	7.4%
Norwegian	324	6.2%
English	261	5.0%
Dutch	186	3.5%
European	124	2.4%
Swedish	115	2.2%
Danish	76	1.4%
Scottish	60	1.1%
French	42	0.8%
Polish	38	0.7%
Other Arab	28	0.5%
Italian	23	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,224	99.6%
Not a citizen	23	0.4%

Native	5,190	98.9%
Foreign-born	57	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
338	9.5%	170	4.8%	1,222	34.2%	926	25.9%	694	19.4%	226	6.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	338	9.5%
9-12 Years	170	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,222	34.2%
Some College	926	25.9%
Bach. Degree	694	19.4%
Grad Degree	226	6.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,812	2,751	61	2.2%	3.6%
1991	2,723	2,642	81	3.0%	3.5%
1992	2,784	2,690	94	3.4%	3.4%
1993	2,747	2,643	104	3.8%	3.5%
1994	2,920	2,808	112	3.8%	3.3%
1995	2,953	2,822	131	4.4%	3.2%
1996	2,964	2,846	118	4.0%	3.3%
1997	2,855	2,735	120	4.2%	2.9%
1998	2,620	2,529	91	3.5%	2.9%
1999	2,629	2,535	94	3.6%	2.7%

2000	2,717	2,649	68	2.5%	2.5%
2001	2,861	2,790	71	2.5%	3.0%
2002	2,870	2,797	73	2.5%	3.2%
2003	2,899	2,822	77	2.7%	3.5%
2004	2,878	2,799	79	2.7%	3.6%
2005	2,855	2,766	89	3.1%	3.6%
2006	2,730	2,653	77	2.8%	3.0%
2007	2,774	2,702	72	2.6%	2.8%
2008	2,757	2,682	75	2.7%	3.1%
2009	2,830	2,738	92	3.3%	4.6%

2010	2,748	2,647	101	3.7%	4.9%
2011	2,740	2,633	107	3.9%	4.6%
2012	2,676	2,584	92	3.4%	4.1%
2013	2,622	2,534	88	3.4%	3.7%
2014	2,584	2,502	82	3.2%	3.3%
2015	2,552	2,485	67	2.6%	3.0%
2016	2,484	2,420	64	2.6%	3.0%
2017	2,483	2,413	70	2.8%	3.1%
2018	2,505	2,441	64	2.6%	2.9%
2019	2,441	2,371	70	2.9%	3.0%

2020	2,462	2,353	109	4.4%	4.6%
2021	2,568	2,513	55	2.1%	2.6%
2022	2,657	2,612	45	1.7%	2.1%
2023	2,621	2,576	45	1.7%	2.0%
2024	3,092	3,052	40	1.3%	1.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,365
Median Value	$187,900

Occupied	1,958	82.8%
Vacant	407	17.2%

Owned	1,273	65.0%
Rented	685	35.0%
Median Rent	$755

Single-Family Units	1,731	73.2%
Detached	1,686	71.3%
Attached	45	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	285	12.1%
Mobile Homes	209	8.8%

Brule County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brule County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Brule County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brule County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brule County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brule County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Brule County, SD