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

Population: 641
Males: 315 (49.1%), Females: 326 (50.9%)

Jackson County

Zip code: 57577

Demographics

Median resident age: 18.7 years
Median household income: $14,286
Median house value: $14,500

Population by Race

Races in Wanblee:

  • American Indian (97.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.3%)

Ancestries: Czech (1.2%), English (1.1%).

Elevation: 2630 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wanblee

  • High school or higher: 68.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 52.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wanblee CDP

  • Never married: 64.1%
  • Now married: 19.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 4.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wanblee:

  • BENNETT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER-CAH (about 24 miles; MARTIN, SD)
  • HANS P PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 33 miles; PHILIP, SD)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; ROSEBUD, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wanblee:

  • RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 102 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 107 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
  • PIERRE REGIONAL (about 110 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wanblee:

  • KADOKA MUNI (about 21 miles; KADOKA, SD; Abbreviation: 5V8)
  • MARTIN MUNI (about 29 miles; MARTIN, SD; Abbreviation: 9V6)
  • PHILIP (about 33 miles; PHILIP, SD; Abbreviation: PHP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wanblee:

  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 107 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 114 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 229 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 233 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 255 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 259 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)

Public primary/middle school in Wanblee:

  • CRAZY HORSE SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: PO BOX 260; Grades: KG – 12)