Kimball, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 745. Estimated population in July 2024: 693 (-7.0% change)
Males: 349 (46.8%), Females: 396 (53.2%)

Brule County

Zip code: 57355

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $32,167
Median house value: $36,500

Population by Race

Races in Kimball:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (39.6%), Czech (14.1%), United States (11.9%), Irish (10.6%), Norwegian (8.7%), English (4.8%).

Elevation: 1788 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kimball

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kimball city

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kimball:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kimball:

  • HURON REGIONAL (about 68 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
  • PIERRE REGIONAL (about 102 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
  • ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 122 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kimball:

  • KIMBALL MUNI (about 1 miles; KIMBALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6A6)
  • CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (about 25 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD; Abbreviation: 9V9)
  • PLATTE MUNI (about 26 miles; PLATTE, SD; Abbreviation: 1D3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kimball:

  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 154 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 170 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 200 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 201 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)

Schools

Public high school in Kimball:

  • KIMBALL HI SCH (Students: 76; Location: 300 S EAST ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kimball:

  • KIMBALL ELEM (Students: 117; Location: 300 S EAST ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • KIMBALL JR HI (Students: 50; Location: 300 S EAST ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • GRASS RANCH ELEM (Students: 32; Location: 36570 258TH ST; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Kimball:

  • KIMBALL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,737; Location: 140 N MAIN SUITE 104; 14,147 books; 33 audio materials; 316 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)