Moving to Lower Brule, South Dakota

Population: 599
Males: 292 (48.7%), Females: 307 (51.3%)

Lyman County

Zip code: 57548

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.8 years
Median household income: $18,750
Median house value: $39,200

Population by Race

Races in Lower Brule:

  • American Indian (95.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.7%)

Ancestries: German (4.3%), Irish (1.0%).

Elevation: 1443 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lower Brule

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 31.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 5.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lower Brule CDP

  • Never married: 58.7%
  • Now married: 16.8%
  • Separated: 5.5%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

0.5% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lower Brule:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lower Brule:

  • PIERRE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
  • HURON REGIONAL (about 97 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
  • ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 124 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lower Brule:

  • CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (about 29 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD; Abbreviation: 9V9)
  • HARROLD MUNI (about 33 miles; HARROLD, SD; Abbreviation: 5G3)
  • HIGHMORE MUNI (about 34 miles; HIGHMORE, SD; Abbreviation: 9D0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lower Brule:

  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 195 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 202 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 202 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 203 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 208 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 218 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Public primary/middle school in Lower Brule:

  • LOWER BRULE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: PO BOX 245; Grades: KG – 12)