Bruce, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 272. Estimated population in July 2024: 255 (-6.3% change)
Males: 136 (50.0%), Females: 136 (50.0%)
Brookings County
Zip code: 57220
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $37,188
Median house value: $46,000
Population by Race
Races in Bruce:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (42.6%), Norwegian (30.9%), Dutch (11.8%), Irish (11.4%), Danish (5.1%), Swedish (4.4%).
Elevation: 1620 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bruce
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bruce city
- Never married: 13.3%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 14.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+9.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bruce:
- BROOKINGS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BROOKINGS, SD)
- DEUEL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP &CLINIC-CAH (about 28 miles; CLEAR LAKE, SD)
- HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; HENDRICKS, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bruce:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 11 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 37 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 61 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bruce:
- ARLINGTON MUNI (about 17 miles; ARLINGTON, SD; Abbreviation: 3A9)
- CLEAR LAKE MUNI (about 27 miles; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Abbreviation: 5H3)
- MADISON MUNI (about 33 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bruce:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 112 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 128 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 136 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 148 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)