Big Stone City, SD Population

Overview

620

Total Population

53.8

Median age

45.97%

Female population %

117.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

110.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Big Stone City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Big Stone City is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Big Stone City's population under 18 was 16.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Big Stone City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Big Stone City, 13.55% were under the age of 15, 14.19% aged 15 to 29, 33.23% aged 30 to 64, 37.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 less females than males in Big Stone City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.97% females and 54.03% males in Big Stone City, SD.
The Big Stone City, SD gender ratio is 117.5:100 i.e. 117.5 men to 100 women (1.175).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 64.

Big Stone City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Big Stone City population: 94.52% are White, 0.48% are Asian, 0.32% are some other race and 4.68% are multiracial.
Big Stone City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 615 (99.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Big Stone City is White with a population of 586 (94.52% of the total population).

Big Stone City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 593 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Big Stone City's population decreased by 123 (20.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Big Stone City's population decreased by 59 (12.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Big Stone City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 408.