Bushnell is a city of 66 people in South Dakota. At a median age of 48.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $90,000. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 15 minutes.
At a glance
Older
median age 48.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 10%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bushnell
What changed most since 1990
Median age24.1 → 48.0(+23.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population82 → 66(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants85.2% → 80.0%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 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
Bushnell, decade by decade
Bushnell 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
82
$66,002
$52,562
15.8%
24.4
2000
75
$83,113
$100,191
11.1%
36.8
2010
65
$62,937
$99,837
35.7%
17.7
2020
71
–
$78,783
41.9%
31.7
2024
66
–
$90,000
33.3%
20.7
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.
