Buffalo County, SD

Designated Market Area: Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD-IA-MN-NE
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

Places in Buffalo County, SD [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 1,861 ( 51 from 2010 , 84 from 2020)
Land area: 471.4 square miles
Population density: 3.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	287	15.42%	1.4%
Black:	10	0.54%	150.0%
Indian:	1,392	74.80%	11.6%
Asian:	8	0.43%	700.0%
2+ races:	56	3.01%	300.0%
Hispanic:	108	5.80%	208.6%

Total non-White:	1,574	84.58%	3.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	83	21.3
Deaths:	94	24.2
Net Migration:	-72	-18.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	4	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-55	-2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,912
283	14.80%
4	0.21%
1,575	82.37%
1	0.05%
14	0.73%
35	1.83%
1,629	85.20%

2000
2,032
332	16.34%
2	0.10%
1,640	80.71%
0	0.00%
34	1.67%
18	0.89%
1,700	83.66%

1990
1,759
393	22.34%
0	0.00%
1,366	77.66%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,366	77.66%

1980
1,795
525	29.25%
0	0.00%
1,265	70.47%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.28%
1,270	70.75%

1970
1,739
686	39.45%
1	0.06%
1,050	60.38%
1	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,053	60.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
517	25.4
142	7.0
-332	-16.3
-2	-0.1

-49	-2.4
-71	-3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
404	23.0
201	11.4
-210	-11.9
1	0.1

-61	-3.5
334	19.0

Number	Rate
1980's
563	31.4
176	9.8
-516	-28.7
n/a

-132	-7.4
96	5.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-265	-15.2
n/a

-161	-9.3
217	12.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
24.0
707	38.0%
1,154	62.0%
140	7.5%

492
3.77

331	67.3%
142	42.9%
69	20.8%
161	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
25.0
750	39.2%
1,162	60.8%
137	7.2%

532
3.59

407	76.5%
176	43.2%
87	21.4%
125	23.5%

2000
Number	Percent
23.0
848	41.7%
1,184	58.3%
127	6.2%

520
3.88

418	80.4%
206	49.3%
107	25.6%
102	19.6%

1990
Number	Percent
22.0
793	45.1%
966	54.9%
132	7.5%

443
3.91

383	86.5%
219	57.2%
63	16.4%
60	13.5%

1980
Number	Percent
20.5
813	45.3%
982	54.7%
107	6.0%

443
4.05

382	86.2%
262	68.6%
57	14.9%
61	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	100	20.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	46	9.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	42	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	53	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	48	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	57	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	37	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	1.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	0.6%
$200,000 or more	6	1.2%

Median Household Income	42,917
Per Capita Income	13,731

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59	12.0%
Public Assistance	48	9.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	160	32.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	461	45.8%
Unemployed	104	10.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	565	56.2%
Not in Labor Force	441	43.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		54.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	124	129	49.0%
Non-Profit	9	18	33.3%
Self-Employed	78	22	78.0%

Local Government	113	69	62.1%
State Government	0	5	0.0%
Federal Government	6	19	24.0%

Total Private + Self	202	151	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	128	111	53.6%
Total	330	262	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	35.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	104	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	78	13.2%
Professional, Technical	95	16.0%
Service Occupations	172	29.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.5%
All others	143	24.2%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	82	13.9%
Educational services	76	12.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	71	12.0%
Public administration	62	10.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	49	8.3%
Retail trade	47	7.9%
Construction	42	7.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	4.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	3.9%
Finance and insurance	21	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	3.4%
Manufacturing	19	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	19	3.2%
Other services	14	2.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	6	1.0%
Utilities	3	0.5%
Information	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	126	6.78%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	28	1.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,523	93.8%
Other	101	6.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	169	9.1%
German	110	5.9%
Norwegian	38	2.0%
Irish	16	0.9%
French	15	0.8%
Portuguese	10	0.5%
English	9	0.5%
Danish	8	0.4%
Scottish	6	0.3%
Dutch	5	0.3%
Scandinavian	3	0.2%
Czech	2	0.1%
Scotch-Irish	2	0.1%
Welsh	2	0.1%
Italian	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,859	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,859	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	1.1%	150	16.5%	403	44.2%	286	31.4%	47	5.2%	15	1.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	1.1%
9-12 Years	150	16.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	403	44.2%
Some College	286	31.4%
Bach. Degree	47	5.2%
Grad Degree	15	1.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	598	544	54	9.0%	3.6%
1991	590	536	54	9.2%	3.5%
1992	605	546	59	9.8%	3.4%
1993	737	684	53	7.2%	3.5%
1994	795	701	94	11.8%	3.3%
1995	812	724	88	10.8%	3.2%
1996	734	657	77	10.5%	3.3%
1997	685	600	85	12.4%	2.9%
1998	817	737	80	9.8%	2.9%
1999	839	754	85	10.1%	2.7%

2000	512	463	49	9.6%	2.5%
2001	533	488	45	8.4%	3.0%
2002	540	497	43	8.0%	3.2%
2003	549	507	42	7.7%	3.5%
2004	566	505	61	10.8%	3.6%
2005	567	485	82	14.5%	3.6%
2006	543	469	74	13.6%	3.0%
2007	482	429	53	11.0%	2.8%
2008	474	426	48	10.1%	3.1%
2009	501	430	71	14.2%	4.6%

2010	695	618	77	11.1%	4.9%
2011	741	667	74	10.0%	4.6%
2012	751	682	69	9.2%	4.1%
2013	745	680	65	8.7%	3.7%
2014	738	682	56	7.6%	3.3%
2015	719	669	50	7.0%	3.0%
2016	730	669	61	8.4%	3.0%
2017	708	658	50	7.1%	3.1%
2018	706	666	40	5.7%	2.9%
2019	671	631	40	6.0%	3.0%

2020	691	636	55	8.0%	4.6%
2021	699	667	32	4.6%	2.6%
2022	731	698	33	4.5%	2.1%
2023	701	670	31	4.4%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	588
Median Value	$103,800

Occupied	492	83.7%
Vacant	96	16.3%

Owned	241	49.0%
Rented	251	51.0%
Median Rent	$575

Single-Family Units	436	74.1%
Detached	427	72.6%
Attached	9	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34	5.8%
Mobile Homes	107	18.2%

Buffalo County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffalo County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buffalo County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffalo County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Buffalo County, SD