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Box Elder, SD Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Box Elder is $21,095, which is lower than the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Box Elder median household income is $45,041, which has grown by 39.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Box Elder residents spend 13.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #235

Box Elder, SD	21,095 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Box Elder, SD	24,729 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Box Elder, SD	29,715 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Box Elder, SD	20,682 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #153

Box Elder, SD	45,041 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Box Elder, SD	56,027 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #173

Box Elder, SD	39.26%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Box Elder, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.79%	$5,325, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.40%	$12,651, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.45%	$1,406, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.72%	$20,107, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Box Elder, SD	51,125 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Box Elder, SD	61,682 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Box Elder, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$44,343, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Black	$56,185, see rank	$33,516	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,094, see rank	$38,767	$42,396
Asian	$68,083, see rank	$47,094	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,500, see rank	$25,438	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,977, see rank	$35,921	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,828, see rank	$40,598	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Box Elder, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$36,875, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,973, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,460, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$40,096, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Box Elder, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,468, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	3,358, 51.92%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,923, 87.05%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	994, 29.60%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,929, 57.44%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,843, 95.54%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	86, 4.46%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	435, 12.95%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	3,110, 48.08%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,120, 68.17%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	132, 4.24%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,988, 63.92%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,887, 94.92%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	101, 5.08%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	990, 31.83%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Box Elder, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,779, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,881, 81.21%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	664, 13.89%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	25, 0.52%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	85, 1.78%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	52, 1.09%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	72, 1.51%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Box Elder, SD	13.7 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Box Elder, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,730	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	1,843, 49.41%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	313, 16.98%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	496, 26.91%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	375, 20.35%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.76%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	115, 6.24%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	328, 17.80%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	1,887, 50.59%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	417, 22.10%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	471, 24.96%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	889, 47.11%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.90%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.64%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	62, 3.29%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Box Elder, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,730, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	127, 3.40%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	164, 4.40%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	106, 2.84%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	21, 0.56%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	596, 15.98%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	148, 3.97%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	35, 0.94%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	181, 4.85%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	354, 9.49%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	599, 16.06%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	592, 15.87%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	760, 20.38%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	47, 1.26%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Box Elder, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	820	10.09%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	193	8.90%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.