Brule County, SD Population

Overview

5,247

Total Population

39.3

Median age

49.32%

Female population %

102.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Brule County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brule County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brule County's population under 18 was 27.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brule County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brule County, 21.69% were under the age of 15, 17.88% aged 15 to 29, 42.25% aged 30 to 64, 14.73% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 less females than males in Brule County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.32% females and 50.68% males in Brule County, SD.
The Brule County, SD gender ratio is 102.7:100 i.e. 102.7 men to 100 women (1.027).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 264.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 225.

Brule County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brule County population: 83.69% are White, 1.16% are Black or African American, 13.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are Asian and 1.52% are multiracial.
Brule County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,179 (98.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brule County is White with a population of 4,391 (83.69% of the total population).

Brule County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,356 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Brule County's population decreased by 46 (0.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brule County's population decreased by 29 (0.55%), 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, Brule County's population was lowest in year 2006 at 5,091.