COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kyle vs Box Elder
PLACE A
Kyle, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Box Elder, South Dakota
Kyle is 95% smaller than Box Elder. Box Elder earns more, with a median household income $36,758 higher. Box Elder has grown faster since 2000 (51% vs 11%).
KYLEBOX ELDERDIFFERENCE
Total population66713,936−95% vs Box Elder
Population density453945−492
Population growth11.5%50.6%−39.1 pts
Median age23.628.8−5.2
Male45.4%49.4%−4.0 pts
Female54.6%50.6%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%71.1%−66.2 pts
Black1.3%2.8%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%8.2%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other92.4%16.7%+75.6 pts
Median household income$36,250$73,008−$36,758
Per capita income$13,073$33,308−$20,235
Poverty rate35.0%7.5%+27.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3510.382−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%28.0%−16.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%4.9%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation36.4%78.1%−41.7 pts
Median home value$9,999$302,100−$292,101
Median gross rent$634$1,491−$857
Owner-occupied50.0%48.2%+1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%9.1%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households15.9%40.5%−24.5 pts
Average commute12.620.1−7.5
Worked from home4.4%6.9%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured33.4%10.0%+23.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024