Bonesteel, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bonesteel, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 526. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BONESTEEL-SD · Bonesteel, SD 1 ZIPs · 526 pop · #21517/25278 · Gregory County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,833
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21517/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Herrick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 526
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $95,000

Nearest income peer: Herrick, SD ( $3,958 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bonesteel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bonesteel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bonesteel, SD sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
526
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,833
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,833 average) · poverty 30.1%. The primary code (57317) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.3%) for this income tier, rent $533 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within South Dakota, Lake City is the closest lower-income city and Onaka the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bonesteel.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 57317, is all of Bonesteel

There is no split to weigh here: 57317 holds every one of Bonesteel's 526 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bonesteel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 156 employees , annual payroll $4,275k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57317 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Bonesteel, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Gregory County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bonesteel. See the Gregory County roll-up →

Bonesteel sits in the lower half of Gregory County on income: Gregory, Burke and Dallas report more, and only Herrick reports less. Fairfax marks the far end of that range at $92,813, 83% above Bonesteel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57317 526 $50,833 17 1

Bonesteel roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bonesteel, .