Cities / South Dakota / Box Elder

Box Elder, SD

11,905 people

Right Now

Active Weather Alerts

Population & People

Population

11,905

Median age

28.8

Median household income

$73,008

Poverty rate

7.5%

Unemployment rate

3.9%

Bachelor's degree+

28.0%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$302,100

Median gross rent

$1,491/mo

Homeownership rate

48.24%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$990

HUD Fair Market Rent (South Dakota statewide average across 66 areas — not specific to Box Elder), 2026. Efficiency $691, 1BR $784, 2BR $990, 3BR $1295, 4BR $1540. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

South Dakota commercial electricity

10.89¢/kWh

South Dakota industrial electricity

8.68¢/kWh

South Dakota residential electricity

13.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

80650.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

58515.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for South Dakota

642.5

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, South Dakota-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (South Dakota energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (South Dakota economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).