Moving to Oglala, South Dakota
Population: 1,229
Males: 604 (49.1%), Females: 625 (50.9%)
Shannon County
Zip code: 57764
Demographics
Median resident age: 19.1 years
Median household income: $17,300
Median house value: $70,700
Population by Race
Races in Oglala:
- American Indian (99.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: .
Elevation: 2997 feet
Land area: 12.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oglala
- High school or higher: 71.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 37.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oglala CDP
- Never married: 50.7%
- Now married: 27.0%
- Separated: 6.0%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 10.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Oglala:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PINE RIDGE, SD)
- CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HLTH SRV (about 32 miles; CHADRON, NE)
- FALL RIVER HOSPITAL – CAH (about 56 miles; HOT SPRINGS, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oglala:
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 63 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 70 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 78 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oglala:
- PINE RIDGE (about 20 miles; PINE RIDGE, SD; Abbreviation: IEN)
- CHADRON MUNI (about 34 miles; CHADRON, NE; Abbreviation: CDR)
- HAY SPRINGS MUNI (about 36 miles; HAY SPRINGS, NE; Abbreviation: 4V6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oglala:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 71 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 235 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 235 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 239 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 248 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
Public primary/middle school in Oglala:
- LONEMAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: P O BOX 50; Grades: KG – 09)