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Butte County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Butte County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Butte County, SD is a small, rural economy of 10,538 residents that grew 3.5% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 68.2% and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. The workforce skews toward lower formal credential attainment—19.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—while median worker earnings of $37,725 and a median household income of $75,652 reflect a cost-accessible labor market. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $207,700 and median gross rent of $940/month, and a poverty rate of just 7.2% points to relative economic stability across the county's population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

10,538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,652

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Butte County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,496 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races469 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race378 (3.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone167 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone100 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone50 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish117
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic32
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13
  4. 4.Vietnamese11
  5. 5.Other Indo-European5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

560

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,446

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,097

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance984
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining850
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)585
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)563
  5. 5.Construction (Group)547

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,049
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,033
  3. 3.Service Occupations973
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations935
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations697

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.55×)828
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.55×)194
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.49×)383
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.21×)310
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.19×)449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$207,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$940/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999457 (13.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999376 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999313 (9.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999289 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999251 (7.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999243 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,192 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled608 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home435 (7.8%)
  • Walked255 (4.6%)
  • Other42 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit21 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.