Belle Fourche is a city of 5,804 people in South Dakota. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. 1,239 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $222,500. Renters pay $983 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,071, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Belle Fourche
What changed most since 1990
White share93.9% → 89.5%(−4.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,483 → $222,500(+131%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.0% → 17.1%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.1%(130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(131)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 370 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Belle Fourche, decade by decade
Belle Fourche population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,335
$43,331
$96,483
14.0%
14.6
2000
4,565
$48,957
$100,191
9.9%
16.3
2010
5,594
$55,745
$141,987
20.3%
19.9
2020
5,617
$58,435
$158,656
16.3%
30.1
2024
5,804
$65,071
$222,500
17.1%
24.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
