Buffalo Chip, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Index	Buffalo Chip	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$0	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	n/a	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	n/a	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Buffalo Chip is 100% lower than the national average
The median household income in Buffalo Chip is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Buffalo Chip is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Buffalo Chip is 100% lower than the national average

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City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Buffalo Chip median earnings by income bracket

Buffalo Chip employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	n/a	n/a
Manufacturing sector	n/a	n/a
Financial & insurance services	n/a	n/a
Wholesale & retail services	n/a	n/a
Public administration	n/a	n/a
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	n/a	n/a
Education, health & social services	n/a	n/a
Other	n/a	n/a

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blucksberg Mountain, SD	452	$165,632	103.6%
Summerset, SD	2,698	$135,460	66.5%
Whitewood, SD	1,014	$67,871	16.6%
Piedmont, SD	1,213	$67,632	16.8%
Sturgis, SD	7,137	$65,476	19.5%
Buffalo Chip, SD	0	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chase, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Chiniak, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Chisana, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Dot Lake, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Eureka Roadhouse, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Buffalo Chip, SD	0	$0	100.0%

Source: The Buffalo Chip, 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.