Housing data for Eagle Butte, SD
Eagle Butte, SD has an estimated 1,458 residents and 496 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Dewey County.
48.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $611 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+37.3%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,458 (±214)
- Housing units
- 496 (±60)
- Households that rent
- 48.1%
- Median gross rent
- $611
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +37.3%
What stands out in Eagle Butte
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 17.2% (±6.1 points) in Eagle Butte, higher than in Dewey County (5.2%).
Working from home: 4.3% (±4.4 points) in Eagle Butte, lower than in Dewey County (13.5%).
Homes built before 1980: 30.0% (±8.2 points) in Eagle Butte, lower than in Dewey County (54.8%).
Average commute: 10.2 minutes (±3.0) in Eagle Butte, lower than in Dewey County (18.5 minutes).
Housing in Eagle Butte at a glance
- Median rent: $611 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $583 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 43.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 48.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $45,741 median household income
- Home values: $65,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,125 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $867 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 17.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 68.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 30.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 9.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 46.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 10.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +37.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 10.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 9.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Eagle Butte against Dewey County, its state and the nation
| Eagle Butte | Dewey County | South Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,458 (±214) | 5,205 (exact) | 907,428 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 496 (±60) | 1,931 (±37) | 408,584 (±422) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 48.1% (±9.4 points) | 38.8% (±5.1 points) | 31.4% (±0.5 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $611 (±$106) | $692 (±$63) | $946 (±$11) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $45,741 (±$14,035) | $54,104 (±$5,497) | $75,081 (±$888) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $65,900 (±$32,795) | $69,600 (±$16,820) | $257,400 (±$3,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $867 (±$275) | $1,050 (±$180) | $2,724 (±$28) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 30.0% (±8.2 points) | 54.8% (±5.9 points) | 49.8% (±0.7 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 10.2 minutes (±3.0) | 18.5 minutes (±2.5) | 17.8 minutes (±0.2) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.4% (±5.4 points) | 84.7% (±3.4 points) | 89.6% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 28.0 years (±2.5) | 27.7 years (±0.6) | 38.0 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Eagle Butte covers 1.4 square miles of land, about 1,070 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Eagle Butte has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,062 (±103) | 1,458 (±214) | +37.3% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 380 (±23) | 496 (±60) | +30.5% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $604 (±$45) | $611 (±$106) | +1.2% | Down after inflation |
| Median home value | $51,200 (±$10,241) | $65,900 (±$32,795) | +28.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $33,456 (±$3,116) | $45,741 (±$14,035) | +36.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $722 (±$77) | $1,125 (±$177) | +55.8% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $767 (±$391) | $867 (±$275) | +13.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 53.3% (±6.9 points) | 48.1% (±9.4 points) | −5.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 8.9% (±4.0 points) | 9.1% (±5.4 points) | +0.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Places near Eagle Butte
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Eagle Butte | 1.9 mi | $727 | $33,100 | 58.6% |
| Dupree | 18 mi | $683 | $66,200 | 46.7% |
| Isabel | 29 mi | $818 | $48,200 | 42.6% |
| Timber Lake | 31 mi | $546 | $81,400 | 36.5% |
| Pleasant Ridge Township | 38 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Faith | 39 mi | $383 | $151,000 | 18.8% |
| Ridgeland Township | 46 mi | — | $54,200 | 45.0% |
| Englewood Township | 47 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
Places in South Dakota most like Eagle Butte
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner | $684 | $136,000 | $47,462 | 44.5% |
| Flandreau | $763 | $150,400 | $49,157 | 42.3% |
| Winner | $770 | $106,100 | $47,381 | 37.8% |
| Rosebud | $709 | $81,300 | $55,135 | 67.3% |
| Sisseton | $596 | $109,200 | $48,875 | 49.1% |
| Fort Thompson | $563 | $150,000 | $47,159 | 60.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across South Dakota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Eagle Butte, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $706 | $878 | $1,014 | $1,308 | $1,344 |
HUD income limits for Eagle Butte, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,850 | $33,100 | $52,950 |
| 2 people | $22,700 | $37,800 | $60,500 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $42,550 | $68,050 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $47,250 | $75,600 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,050 | $81,650 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $54,850 | $87,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $58,600 | $93,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $62,400 | $99,800 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Dewey County, SD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $66,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Eagle Butte
What is the average rent in Eagle Butte, SD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Eagle Butte is $611 (±$106) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Eagle Butte rent-burdened?
43.0% of renting households in Eagle Butte pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Eagle Butte?
Eagle Butte has an estimated 200 (±42) renting households, 48.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Eagle Butte?
The median household income in Eagle Butte is $45,741 (±$14,035) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Eagle Butte?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Eagle Butte, SD is $1,125 (±$177) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Eagle Butte?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Eagle Butte, SD is $867 (±$275) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Eagle Butte growing?
In Eagle Butte, the number of residents went from 1,062 in 2015–2019 to 1,458 in 2020–2024 (+37.3%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Eagle Butte city, South Dakota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Dewey County, SD
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Dewey County, SD
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Eagle Butte city, South Dakota (place:17620, in state:46).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .