It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Belle Fourche has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Belle Fourche has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Belle Fourche than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Belle Fourche may be for you.
The citizens of Belle Fourche are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.31% of adults in Belle Fourche have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Belle Fourche in 2022 was $34,987, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,948 for a family of four. However, Belle Fourche contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Belle Fourche is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belle Fourche home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belle Fourche residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Belle Fourche include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Belle Fourche is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
