Moving to Highmore, South Dakota
Population: 851. Estimated population in July 2024: 808 (-5.1% change)
Males: 388 (45.6%), Females: 463 (54.4%)
Hyde County
Zip code: 57345
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $29,135
Median house value: $30,300
Population by Race
Races in Highmore:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- American Indian (3.9%)
Ancestries: German (40.8%), Norwegian (16.5%), Irish (13.6%), English (9.6%), United States (7.1%), Czech (4.1%).
Elevation: 1888 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Highmore
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Highmore city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 17.5%
- Divorced: 6.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+2.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Highmore:
- HAND COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MILLER, SD)
- FAULK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 44 miles; FAULKTON, SD)
- MID-DAKOTA HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highmore:
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 86 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 95 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highmore:
- HIGHMORE MUNI (about 2 miles; HIGHMORE, SD; Abbreviation: 9D0)
- HARROLD MUNI (about 21 miles; HARROLD, SD; Abbreviation: 5G3)
- MILLER MUNI (about 34 miles; MILLER, SD; Abbreviation: MKA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highmore:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 180 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 185 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 209 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 220 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 230 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
Schools
Public high school in Highmore:
- HIGHMORE HI SCH (Students: 81; Location: 415 IOWA AVE S; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Highmore:
- HIGHMORE ELEM (Students: 130; Location: 415 IOWA AVE S; Grades: PK – 06)
- HIGHMORE JR HI (Students: 41; Location: 415 IOWA AVE S; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Highmore:
- HYDE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $36,584; Location: 107 COMMERCIAL AVE SE; 13,457 books; 324 audio materials; 560 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)