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Rapid City, SD

79,894 Population
56 square miles 1,427.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 40.5 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 38.7 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,037 ±$2,994 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $43,585 ±$2,605
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $41,637 ±$971
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,467 ±$6,957 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $78,056 ±$5,160
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $76,881 ±$1,990
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.6% ±2.4% (8,096  ±1,869) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 8.8% † 13,162 (±1.5% / ±2,296)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 10.4% 93,272 (±0.8% / ±7,375)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.5 minutes ±1.2 (607,105  ±45,487) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 20 1,390,735 (±0.9 / ±67,466)
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,659 ±1,551 Number of households
  • the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 63,791 ±2,140
  • South Dakota: 382,302 ±3,562
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (76,318  ±73) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 2.3 148,472 (±0.1 / ±2,678)
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 2.3 892,377
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±2.4% (738  ±435) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 6.2% † 1,922 (±2.3% / ±729)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 5.7% † 11,282 (±0.8% / ±1,617)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,216 ±1,246 Number of housing units
  • the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 71,958 ±1,220
  • South Dakota: 423,705 ±269
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$344,200 ±$21,392 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $361,100 ±$17,468
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $289,600 ±$6,421
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

18.5% ±3.7% (14,656  ±2,958.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 14.9% † 22,708 (±2.4% / ±3,708.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 12.7% 115,735 (±0.9% / ±8,010)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.5% ±6.6% (51,364  ±3,850.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 94.7% 102,013 (±4.8% / ±5,511.9)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 94% 586,059 (±1.9% / ±11,805.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.1% ±4.4% (20,399  ±2,467.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 34.6% 37,256 (±2.9% / ±3,242.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 34.2% 213,053 (±1.1% / ±6,679.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.7% ±1.4% (2,976  ±1,112) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 3.3% † 5,051 (±0.8% / ±1,213)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 4.2% 38,359
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.5% ±2.5% (5,812  ±1,504) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 11.6% † 13,539 (±1.8% / ±2,084)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Dakota: 7.4% 52,016 (±0.6% / ±3,880)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,812 Total veterans ±1,504 4,753 Male ±1,207 1,059 Female ±825

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