Moving to Black Hawk, South Dakota

Population: 2,432
Males: 1,202 (49.4%), Females: 1,230 (50.6%)

Meade County

Zip code: 57718

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $44,414
Median house value: $84,400

Population by Race

Races in Blackhawk:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
  • American Indian (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (41.4%), Irish (14.1%), Norwegian (13.0%), United States (12.5%), English (10.7%), Dutch (3.8%).

Elevation: 3493 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blackhawk

  • High school or higher: 88.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blackhawk CDP

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

0.4% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blackhawk:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blackhawk:

  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 15 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
  • RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 149 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blackhawk:

  • STURGIS MUNI (about 19 miles; STURGIS, SD; Abbreviation: 49B)
  • CUSTER STATE PARK (about 30 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; Abbreviation: 3V0)
  • CUSTER COUNTY (about 37 miles; CUSTER, SD; Abbreviation: CUT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blackhawk:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 95 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 224 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 240 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 253 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 255 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)