Wall, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 818. Estimated population in July 2024: 808 (-1.2% change)
Males: 385 (47.1%), Females: 433 (52.9%)
Pennington County
Zip code: 57790
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $36,563
Median house value: $64,000
Population by Race
Races in Wall:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- American Indian (7.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.4%), Irish (15.2%), Norwegian (12.5%), English (10.6%), Czech (5.3%), French (5.3%).
Elevation: 2818 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wall
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 0.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wall town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-2.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wall:
- HANS P PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 37 miles; PHILIP, SD)
- BENNETT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER-CAH (about 67 miles; MARTIN, SD)
- BLACK HILLS SURGERY CENTER LLP (about 68 miles; RAPID CITY, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wall:
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 57 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 61 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 138 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wall:
- WALL MUNI (about 1 miles; WALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6V4)
- PHILIP (about 46 miles; PHILIP, SD; Abbreviation: PHP)
- KADOKA MUNI (about 54 miles; KADOKA, SD; Abbreviation: 5V8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wall:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 68 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 217 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 221 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 279 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 291 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
Schools
Public high school in Wall:
- WALL HI SCH (Students: 122; Location: 512 NORRIS ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wall:
- WALL ELEM (Students: 96; Location: 512 NORRIS ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- WALL MIDDLE SCH (Students: 68; Location: 512 NORRIS ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BIG WHITE ELEM (Students: 5; Location: 19910 222ND ST; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Wall:
- WALL COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,438; Location: 407 MAIN ST; 10,200 books; 10 audio materials; 20 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)