Moving to Kimball, South Dakota
Population: 745. Estimated population in July 2024: 693 (-7.0% change)
Males: 349 (46.8%), Females: 396 (53.2%)
Brule County
Zip code: 57355
Demographics
 Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $32,167
Median house value: $36,500
Population by Race
Races in Kimball:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
 - American Indian (0.7%)
 
Ancestries: German (39.6%), Czech (14.1%), United States (11.9%), Irish (10.6%), Norwegian (8.7%), English (4.8%).
Elevation: 1788 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kimball
- High school or higher: 81.3%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
 - Unemployed: 2.5%
 - Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Kimball city
- Never married: 23.5%
 - Now married: 56.7%
 - Separated: 2.0%
 - Widowed: 11.1%
 - Divorced: 6.8%
 
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kimball:
- PLATTE HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 22 miles; PLATTE, SD)
 - MID-DAKOTA HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD)
 - AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MED CTR – CAH (about 31 miles; WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kimball:
- HURON REGIONAL (about 68 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
 - PIERRE REGIONAL (about 102 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
 - ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 122 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Kimball:
- KIMBALL MUNI (about 1 miles; KIMBALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6A6)
 - CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (about 25 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD; Abbreviation: 9V9)
 - PLATTE MUNI (about 26 miles; PLATTE, SD; Abbreviation: 1D3)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kimball:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 154 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
 - SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
 - NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
 - WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 170 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
 - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 200 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
 - CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 201 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
 
Schools
Public high school in Kimball:
- KIMBALL HI SCH (Students: 76; Location: 300 S EAST ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Kimball:
- KIMBALL ELEM (Students: 117; Location: 300 S EAST ST; Grades: KG – 06)
 - KIMBALL JR HI (Students: 50; Location: 300 S EAST ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
 - GRASS RANCH ELEM (Students: 32; Location: 36570 258TH ST; Grades: KG – 08)
 
Libraries
Library in Kimball:
- KIMBALL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,737; Location: 140 N MAIN SUITE 104; 14,147 books; 33 audio materials; 316 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)
 
