Beulah TownshipSD
A town of 356.
Is Beulah Township a good place to live?
Beulah Township’s midpoint age is 60.1 years, above both South Dakota’s towns (39.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Beulah Township. Beulah Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
356 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Beulah Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beulah Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beulah Township.
Fewer children than South Dakota overall
Among adults 25 and older, 30% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across South Dakota. Children under 18 are 5% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 34% of residents (18% statewide). 16% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
37% women, 63% men
About 172 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±8.3 points). Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Beulah Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 24.7% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.4% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.7% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.1% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22.1% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.8% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Beulah Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high for Beulah Township comes to 86°F, against 85°F in South Dakota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About half of Beulah Township’s working residents commute to Mitchell
Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Beulah Township’s mean commuting time is 17 minutes. Also worth knowing: 2.7% of Beulah Township residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 8 miles.
| Beulah Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 29% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Beulah Township is
For adults in Beulah Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 13%. The town tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Beulah Township.
| Beulah Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 76% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Beulah Township, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Beulah Township is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 39% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: 0.4% of Beulah Township
Among 33 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Beulah Township. 1.8 miles of trail. For Beulah Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Beulah Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Beulah Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Beulah Township
About 4 of every 100 Beulah Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
Questions about Beulah Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beulah Township, SD a good place to live?
Beulah Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.