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Box Elder, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Box Elder, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,217. 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 BOX-ELDER-SD · Box Elder, SD 1 ZIPs · 6,217 pop · #11151/25278 · Pennington County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,885
  • RANK-MID #11151/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wall
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,217
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $317,300

Nearest income peer: Wall, SD (+ $211 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 Box Elder

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Box Elder, SD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 44%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,217
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,885
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 57719 (6,217 residents). Household income $74,885 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,374 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within South Dakota, Spearfish is the closest lower-income city and Ashton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Box Elder.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 57719, is all of Box Elder

There is no split to weigh here: 57719 holds every one of Box Elder's 6,217 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 Box Elder's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 190 establishments, 995 employees , annual payroll $52,894k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57719 (190 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (36) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Box Elder, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Pennington County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Box Elder. See the Pennington County roll-up →

Box Elder sits in the lower half of Pennington County on income: Rapid City, Hill City and New Underwood report more, Wasta, Caputa and Scenic report less. Owanka marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 234% above Box Elder.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57719 6,217 $74,885 190 15
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Box Elder 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 Box Elder, .