COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Butte County

South Dakota · 7,914 residents · 2,250 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 7,914 people, Butte County is a county in South Dakota. The typical home is worth $38,100. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $277 a month at the median. The median household earns $19,811, about 34% below the national median. 19.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,914

−13%vs 2000

vs 9,094 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,250 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(639)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(648)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(658)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(498)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(395)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(1,175)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,102)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(788)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(753)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(718)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(373)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,811

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,040 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,843

−30%vs 2000

vs $13,997 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.5%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,100

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

32.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(8,557)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(266)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(7,623)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(266)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other3.5%(277)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(160)

Puerto Rican0.8%(90)

Spaniard0.4%(46)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(46)

Filipino0%(3)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German23.4%(2,500)

English13.1%(1,396)

Irish12%(1,276)

Norwegian9.7%(1,031)

American6.1%(647)

Polish4%(423)

Swedish3.2%(339)

Italian2.8%(300)

Czech2.4%(253)

Scottish1.4%(152)

Finnish1.2%(127)

Scotch-Irish1%(112)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French0.9%(97)

Dutch0.9%(96)

Danish0.8%(87)

French Canadian0.7%(76)

Russian0.6%(65)

Ukrainian0.6%(65)

Belgian0.4%(42)

Romanian0.2%(26)

Greek0.2%(21)

Hungarian0.2%(20)

Latvian0.2%(18)

British0.1%(14)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Bulgarian0.1%(7)

Australian0%(3)

Swiss0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.0 min

+78%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married29.2%(1,248)

Married56.8%(2,427)

Widowed1.6%(70)

Divorced12.4%(528)

Women 15+

Never married23%(985)

Married57.7%(2,467)

Widowed9.8%(419)

Divorced9.5%(405)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.8%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)30.7%(172)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(173)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(189)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 560 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper