CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Belle Fourche

South Dakota · 4,335 residents · 8.85 sq mi

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Belle Fourche is home to 4,335 people in South Dakota. Median home value sits at $40,200. Households take in $18,054 at the median, 40% less than the US figure. That trails the South Dakota median by roughly 20%. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $299 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,335

−5%vs 2000

vs 4,565 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(339)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(288)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(398)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(270)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(248)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(662)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(584)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(403)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(367)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(402)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(261)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(113)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,054

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,885

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,051 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,200

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.7%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

38.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(4,252)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(169)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(4,145)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(167)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.4%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(82)

Mexican0.7%(40)

Spaniard0.7%(39)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(16)

Ancestry

German24.9%(1,445)

English13.5%(784)

Irish8.7%(503)

Norwegian8.6%(497)

American6.4%(369)

Italian3.9%(229)

Polish3.3%(190)

Swedish3.2%(188)

Czech2.7%(155)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(92)

Finnish1.6%(91)

French1.3%(78)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(55)

Russian0.7%(39)

French Canadian0.6%(37)

Scottish0.6%(36)

Danish0.6%(34)

Belgian0.6%(32)

Romanian0.4%(26)

Latvian0.3%(18)

British0.2%(14)

Canadian0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.2%(9)

Lithuanian0.2%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Welsh0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(732)

Married50.5%(1,154)

Widowed1.1%(25)

Divorced16.4%(374)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(647)

Married50.2%(1,239)

Widowed10.9%(270)

Divorced12.6%(311)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.2%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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