COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brule County

South Dakota · 5,485 residents · 817 sq mi

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Brule County is home to 5,485 people in South Dakota. The average commute runs 35 minutes. The typical home is worth $41,400. Median rent is $245 a month. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The median household earns $21,184, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,485

+2%vs 2000

vs 5,364 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

817 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(406)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(540)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411%(601)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(370)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(220)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(792)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(659)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(498)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(492)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(486)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(275)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(146)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,184

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,370 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,681

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,874 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,400

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$245

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(4,807)

Black0.3%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(26)

Asian0.5%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(5,081)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(26)

Asian0%(0)

Other7.2%(397)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(87)

Puerto Rican0.6%(31)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(17)

Ancestry

German33.1%(1,751)

American9.7%(512)

Norwegian8.6%(453)

Czech8.1%(428)

Irish7.9%(418)

English5.6%(297)

Swedish2.6%(139)

Dutch2.6%(137)

Scottish2.2%(117)

Danish1.6%(87)

Arab1.5%(77)

Syrian0.9%(49)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.7%(36)

French0.6%(34)

Polish0.6%(33)

Hungarian0.5%(26)

Portuguese0.4%(21)

Italian0.4%(20)

British0.2%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(11)

Welsh0.2%(11)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Russian0.1%(7)

Australian0.1%(6)

Swiss0.1%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.4%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.1 min

+178%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married33.3%(696)

Married55.3%(1,154)

Widowed3.7%(78)

Divorced7.6%(159)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(681)

Married45%(969)

Widowed12.2%(262)

Divorced11.2%(240)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 75.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.6%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% 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)17%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(55)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(59)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 171 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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