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

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belle Fourche	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$42,464	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$70,857	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,972	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,914	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,249	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$26,224	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belle Fourche is 5% 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 39% 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

$47,233 $70,857 $141,714

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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	2,322	$96,754	19.0%
Spearfish, SD	12,076	$74,946	7.9%
Whitewood, SD	1,014	$67,871	16.6%
St. Onge, SD	26	$0	100.0%
Fruitdale, SD	101	$0	100.0%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,832	$70,857	12.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Denair, CA	5,832	$125,123	53.8%
Warrenton, OR	5,832	$91,153	12.1%
Mayflower Village, CA	5,833	$148,083	82.1%
Wappingers Falls, NY	5,833	$76,130	6.4%
Campbelltown, PA	5,830	$104,965	29.1%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,832	$70,857	12.9%

Source: The Belle Fourche, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.