CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bowdle

South Dakota · 594 residents · 0.64 sq mi

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Bowdle is home to 594 people in South Dakota. The median age is 49.3, about 16 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $17,700. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $168 a month at the median. Households here earn about 28% less than in South Dakota as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 49.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

594

+4%vs 2000

vs 571 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

49.3

+5%vs 2000

vs 47.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024475

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(27)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(28)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.2%(13)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(78)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.8%(58)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(70)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8412.3%(73)

US avg: 4%

85 and over8.2%(49)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,198

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,417 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,488

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,756 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.2%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$17,700

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$168

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $225 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(567)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(587)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.2%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(6)

Ancestry

German54.3%(258)

Norwegian10.5%(50)

American7.2%(34)

Russian6.7%(32)

English4.6%(22)

Dutch3.8%(18)

Swedish3.8%(18)

Irish2.5%(12)

Swiss1.5%(7)

Arab1.3%(6)

Iraqi1.3%(6)

Czech0.6%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.4%(2)

Finnish0.4%(2)

Italian0.4%(2)

French0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.9%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 10.3 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 married32.5%(54)

Married63.9%(106)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced3.6%(6)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(52)

Married48.2%(110)

Widowed25%(57)

Divorced3.9%(9)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.4%

+22.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.3%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.9%

−19.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.2%

+24.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.5%

−29.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% 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)10%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II50%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 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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