Belle Fourche, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

38%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belle Fourche	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$28,774	$27,516	$29,829
Median household income	$48,212	$52,078	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$57,308	$66,299	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$21,707	$30,800	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,236	$35,140	$36,919
Median earnings female	$17,483	$24,451	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belle Fourche is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Belle Fourche is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belle Fourche is 38% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Belle Fourche is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,138 $48,212 $96,424

City

$34,715 $52,078 $104,156

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Belle Fourche median earnings by income bracket

Belle Fourche employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.7%	18.7%
Manufacturing sector	13.4%	13.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.3%	0.3%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	45.1%	45.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Spearfish, SD	2,251	$64,706	17.0%
Spearfish, SD	11,702	$50,072	9.5%
Whitewood, SD	986	$45,972	16.9%
Beulah, WY	0	$0	100.0%
St. Onge, SD	25	$0	100.0%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,628	$48,212	12.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trooper, PA	5,626	$98,036	77.2%
Lac-Brome, QC	5,626	n/a
Groveport, OH	5,630	$72,351	30.8%
Lake Fenton, MI	5,631	$94,761	71.3%
Turpin Hills, OH	5,631	$131,154	137.1%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,628	$48,212	12.9%

Source: The Belle Fourche, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).