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. Much of the housing stock in Box Elder was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Box Elder economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Box Elder, where 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Box Elder spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.58 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The citizens of Box Elder are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.