New Underwood, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 616. Estimated population in July 2024: 653 (+6.0% change)
Males: 304 (49.4%), Females: 312 (50.6%)

Pennington County

Zip code: 57761

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $32,750
Median house value: $54,300

Population by Race

Races in New Underwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
  • American Indian (6.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (36.5%), Norwegian (12.0%), United States (10.4%), Irish (9.3%), English (8.3%), Danish (4.9%).

Elevation: 2839 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Underwood

  • High school or higher: 86.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Underwood city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+9.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Underwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Underwood:

  • RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 19 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 141 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Underwood:

  • WALL MUNI (about 42 miles; WALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6V4)
  • STURGIS MUNI (about 44 miles; STURGIS, SD; Abbreviation: 49B)
  • CUSTER STATE PARK (about 45 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; Abbreviation: 3V0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Underwood:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 234 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 237 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 254 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 263 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)

Schools

Public high school in New Underwood:

  • NEW UNDERWOOD HI SCH (Students: 101; Location: 300 E ASH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in New Underwood:

  • NEW UNDERWOOD ELEM (Students: 115; Location: 300 E ASH; Grades: PK – 06)
  • NEW UNDERWOOD JR HI (Students: 48; Location: 300 E ASH; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • HARMONY ELEM (Students: 12; Location: 22820 171ST AVE; Grades: KG – 08)