COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bison vs Box Elder
PLACE A
Bison, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Box Elder, South Dakota
Bison is 98% smaller than Box Elder. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Box Elder has grown faster since 2000 (51% vs -9%).
BISONBOX ELDERDIFFERENCE
Total population30813,936−98% vs Box Elder
Population density310945−634
Population growth-9.3%50.6%−59.9 pts
Median age43.028.8+14.2
Male52.5%49.4%+3.0 pts
Female47.5%50.6%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%71.1%+23.7 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other5.2%16.7%−11.6 pts
Median household income$71,607$73,008−$1,401
Per capita income$36,473$33,308+$3,165
Poverty rate4.9%7.5%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.382−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%28.0%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree0.7%8.0%−7.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation64.9%78.1%−13.2 pts
Median home value$82,000$302,100−$220,100
Median gross rent$932$1,491−$559
Owner-occupied75.5%48.2%+27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%9.1%+14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%40.5%−12.2 pts
Average commute10.620.1−9.5
Worked from home11.0%6.9%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured5.4%10.0%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025