57722 Zip Code (Buffalo Gap, SD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 146
Zip code population in 2010: 283
Zip code population in 2000: 412

Houses and condos: 183
Renter-occupied apartments: 11
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 57722: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 478.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.305 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $649 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 57722:

• High school or higher: 96.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 57722:

• Never married: 4.4%
• Now married: 53.4%
• Separated: 5.0%
• Widowed: 16.8%
• Divorced: 20.4%

• 
• • 14397.9%White
  • 21.4%Two or more races
  • 10.7%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 57722, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,407 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,407
State:	$75,230

Salary/wage: $40,400 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$40,400
State:	$54,824

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1022.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2571.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
South Dakota:	$2,207

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,350 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	+$12,350
State:	+$27,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 823.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,033 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$2,165

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 152.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 57722, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,150 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,150
State:	$58,425

Salary/wage: $27,870 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$27,870
State:	$41,676

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.7% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $380 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$380
South Dakota:	$2,148

Ordinary dividends: $11,075 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$11,075
State:	$6,197

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,700 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	+$13,700
State:	+$21,273

Profit/loss from business: +$5,950 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,950
State:	+$11,552

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 57722, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,124 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,124
State:	$41,242

Salary/wage: $22,706 (reported on 71.2% of returns)

Here:	$22,706
State:	$32,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.1% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $627 (reported on 38.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$627
South Dakota:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $208 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$208
State:	$2,577

Net capital gain/loss: +$16,405 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	+$16,405
State:	+$11,418

Profit/loss from business: +$3,059 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,059
State:	+$9,138

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,097 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,097
State:	-$429

Total tax: $3,328 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

57722:	$3,328
State:	$6,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,885 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,885
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.9%

Here:	74%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 59.5% for AGIs below $10k, 77.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 57738, 57782, 57766, 57764, 57772, 57744.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 81

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 57722 with a mortgage: 8
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,143
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $334

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 57722 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 26$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 57722

• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 57722

• 2$400 to $449
• 8No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,512

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $83,713

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $118,770

Here:	$118,770
State:	$303,134

Mobile homes: $63,135

Here:	$63,135
State:	$82,732

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 154
• Mobile homes: 27

Unemployment: 4.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 57722

• 85.1%61Drove a car alone
• 15.4%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 57722

• 15 to 9 minutes
• 410 to 14 minutes
• 2920 to 24 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 2345 to 59 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 146

• Male householders: 52 (28 living alone), Female householders: 32 (9 living alone)

• 37 spouses (37 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21 children (18 natural, 1 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 4 2-persons

12 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.3% of residents of 57722 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EAGLE'S NEST CONSTRUCTION INC (25 MI S & 3 MI W OF SCENIC in BUFFALO GAP, SD)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• FRANK RAPP (BIA 2 in BUFFALO GAP, SD)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
  

• TROUT HAVEN RANCH (4MILES WEST OF BUFFALO GAP,SE1 in BUFFALO GAP, SD)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 28.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 22.2%

Population in 1990: 302. Population change in the 1990s: +110 (+36.4%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 39
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 64
• South: 2
• West: 20

59% of the 57722 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Dakota.

78% of the 57722 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 57722 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	77.0 years
John	5	81.2 years
Charles	3	77.3 years
Anna	3	83.6 years
James	3	48.3 years
Harold	3	84.0 years
Richard	3	65.7 years
Walter	3	90.1 years
Albert	2	82.0 years
George	2	55.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 57722 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Fugier	5	81.2 years
Anderson	4	78.0 years
Cuny	4	75.0 years
Miller	4	74.5 years
Nolan	4	86.0 years
Peterson	4	74.5 years
Degnan	3	79.7 years
Harrington	3	82.3 years
Rhoades	3	81.0 years
Smith	3	75.1 years