Moving to Ellsworth Afb, South Dakota

Population: 4,165
Males: 2,263 (54.3%), Females: 1,902 (45.7%)

Zip code: 57706

Demographics

Median resident age: 21.9 years
Median household income: $31,919
Median house value: $27,500

Population by Race

Races in Ellsworth AFB:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.4%)
  • Black (6.7%)
  • Hispanic (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (5.1%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (24.8%), Irish (14.9%), English (8.2%), Italian (5.0%), Norwegian (4.6%), United States (4.0%).

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ellsworth AFB

  • High school or higher: 96.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellsworth AFB CDP

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 3.0%

3.7% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellsworth AFB:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellsworth AFB:

  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 3 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
  • RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 145 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellsworth AFB:

  • STURGIS MUNI (about 29 miles; STURGIS, SD; Abbreviation: 49B)
  • CUSTER STATE PARK (about 35 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; Abbreviation: 3V0)
  • CUSTER COUNTY (about 48 miles; CUSTER, SD; Abbreviation: CUT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellsworth AFB:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 11 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 240 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 242 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 245 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 252 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)