Moving to New Underwood, South Dakota
Population: 616. Estimated population in July 2024: 653 (+6.0% change)
Males: 304 (49.4%), Females: 312 (50.6%)
Pennington County
Zip code: 57761
Demographics
 Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $32,750
Median house value: $54,300
Population by Race
Races in New Underwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
 - American Indian (6.5%)
 - Hispanic (1.1%)
 - Two or more races (0.8%)
 
Ancestries: German (36.5%), Norwegian (12.0%), United States (10.4%), Irish (9.3%), English (8.3%), Danish (4.9%).
Elevation: 2839 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in New Underwood
- High school or higher: 86.8%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
 - Unemployed: 4.7%
 - Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in New Underwood city
- Never married: 17.1%
 - Now married: 58.9%
 - Separated: 1.1%
 - Widowed: 9.0%
 - Divorced: 13.9%
 
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+9.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near New Underwood:
- BLACK HILLS SURGERY CENTER LLP (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD)
 - IHS PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD)
 - RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Underwood:
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
 - ELLSWORTH AFB (about 19 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
 - ALLIANCE MUNI (about 141 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to New Underwood:
- WALL MUNI (about 42 miles; WALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6V4)
 - STURGIS MUNI (about 44 miles; STURGIS, SD; Abbreviation: 49B)
 - CUSTER STATE PARK (about 45 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; Abbreviation: 3V0)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Underwood:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
 - BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
 - CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
 - UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 234 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
 - BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 237 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
 - CASPER COLLEGE (about 254 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
 - UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 263 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
 
Schools
Public high school in New Underwood:
- NEW UNDERWOOD HI SCH (Students: 101; Location: 300 E ASH; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in New Underwood:
- NEW UNDERWOOD ELEM (Students: 115; Location: 300 E ASH; Grades: PK – 06)
 - NEW UNDERWOOD JR HI (Students: 48; Location: 300 E ASH; Grades: 07 – 08)
 - HARMONY ELEM (Students: 12; Location: 22820 171ST AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
 
