Box Elder is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 13,887 people and two associated neighborhoods, Box Elder is the 11th largest community in South Dakota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Box Elder, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Box Elder, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Box Elder’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Box Elder does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $74,160.00.

16.90% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Box Elder. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Construction and Retail industries respectively employ 17.58% and 15.87% of the civilian workforce.

One of the benefits of Box Elder is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.58 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Box Elder citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.22% of adults in Box Elder have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Box Elder in 2022 was $30,437, which is lower middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,748 for a family of four. However, Box Elder contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Box Elder is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Box Elder home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Box Elder residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Box Elder also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Box Elder include German, Irish, English, Polish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Box Elder is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.