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Belle Fourche, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Belle Fourche is a Census city of 5,804 people across 9.00 square miles of land, in Butte County. Median household income is $65,071, 65.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle Fourche
What Belle Fourche is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land645
- County holding the largest share of its areaButte County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Fourche
How many people live in Belle Fourche
- Population5,804
- Median age38.3
- Population under 181,400
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,117
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households2,455
- Family households1,524
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Fourche
Income and work in Belle Fourche
- Median household income$65,071 plus or minus $22,044
- Per capita income$38,513
- Civilian labor force3,116
- Employed3,035
- Unemployed81 plus or minus 74
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over3,876
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Fourche
Housing in Belle Fourche
- Housing units2,625
- Occupied units2,455
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 123
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied1,608
- Renter occupied847
- Ownership rate65.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$222,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$983
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units1,702
- Share single family64.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more494 plus or minus 162
- Share in buildings of two or more18.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes410 plus or minus 111
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Belle Fourche gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,825
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,076 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more705 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Fourche
SBA loans in Belle Fourche (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$4,058,800
- Average approval$238,753
- Median approval$103,400
- Largest approval$1,653,300
- Jobs supported76
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Fourche, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Fourche
SBA loans in Belle Fourche (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,145,000
- Average approval$524,167
- Median approval$215,500
- Largest approval$2,134,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Fourche, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Fourche
Flood risk in Belle Fourche
- NFIP communityCity of Belle Fourche
- NFIP community number460012
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/12
The City of Belle Fourche participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460012 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Butte County, not Belle Fourche
Butte County context, not Belle Fourche figures
- Establishments in Butte County380
- Covered employment, Butte County2,940
- Average annual pay, Butte County$45,795
- Housing units permitted, Butte County70
Every figure in this section is published for Butte County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle Fourche.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Belle Fourche questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle Fourche, South Dakota?
5,804, in 2,455 households. Belle Fourche city covers 9.00 square miles of land, which is 645 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle Fourche in?
Butte County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Belle Fourche?
$65,071. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $222,500. Median gross rent is $983 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle Fourche businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $4.1 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $103,400, plus 6 504 approvals worth $3.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Fourche, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle Fourche borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle Fourche. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Belle Fourche in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belle Fourche appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belle Fourche, city of, community 460012, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Belle Fourche figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butte County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Belle Fourche.
Is zoning published for Belle Fourche?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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