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Rapid City, SD

79,409 Population
55.1 square miles 1,442 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 40.2 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 38.5 ±0.3

Economics

$42,773 ±$5,556 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $42,230 ±$3,380
  • a little higher than the amount in South Dakota: $40,263 ±$1,194
$70,094 ±$7,947 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $77,164 ±$5,869
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $71,810 ±$2,132

15.2% ±3.7% (11,527  ±2,828) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 10.3% † 15,517 (±2.1% / ±3,221)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Dakota: 11.8% 104,684 (±1% / ±8,555)

17.4 minutes ±0.9 (593,330  ±36,057) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 19.8 1,353,050 (±0.6 / ±50,425)
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)

Families

33,880 ±1,402 Number of households
  • the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 65,028 ±1,882
  • South Dakota: 378,559 ±3,320
2.2 ±0.1 (75,535  ±303) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 2.3 151,394 (±0.1 / ±3,007)
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 2.3 887,100

2.8% ±2.2% (480  ±380) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 4.6% † 1,513 (±1.9% / ±628)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 6.3% † 12,659 (±0.9% / ±1,904)

Housing

36,295 ±1,343 Number of housing units
  • the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 70,969 ±1,362
  • South Dakota: 417,187 ±159

$312,200 ±$16,521 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $321,600 ±$13,386
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $268,200 ±$4,459

20% ±4.7% (15,783  ±3,676) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 15.6% † 24,190 (±2.7% / ±4,207.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 11.6% 104,736 (±0.8% / ±7,585.4)

Social

95.2% ±6.6% (51,999  ±3,834.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 95.1% 103,707 (±4.3% / ±5,240.8)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.5% 575,227 (±1.7% / ±10,646.2)
37.3% ±4.5% (20,391  ±2,522.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 34.3% 37,373 (±2.8% / ±3,189.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 33.3% 204,967 (±1% / ±6,314.8)

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

1.9% ±0.8% (1,540  ±610) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 2% † 3,167 (±0.5% / ±853)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 4.3% 39,943

12.5% ±2.5% (7,740  ±1,542) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 12% † 14,502 (±1.6% / ±2,000)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 54,717 (±0.5% / ±3,525)
7,740 Total veterans ±1,542 6,820 Male ±1,244 920 Female ±547

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