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Rapid Valley, SD

6,975 Population
6.4 square miles 1,088.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±4.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 40.6 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,281 ±$4,312 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $42,169 ±$1,324
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,208 ±$12,390 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $75,255 ±$2,318
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.5% ±3.7% (309  ±258) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 10.2% 15,163 (±1% / ±1,413)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.8 minutes ±3.9 (71,465  ±17,992) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 20 1,390,735 (±0.9 / ±67,466)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,170 ±392 Number of households
  • the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 62,789 ±678
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.4 (6,975  ±823) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 2.4 147,865 (±0 / ±450)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.8% ±5.9% (91  ±82) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 5.8% † 1,797 (±1% / ±314)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,192 ±390 Number of housing units
  • the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 69,843 ±294
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$255,500 ±$14,144 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: $307,700 ±$9,188
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10% ±4.4% (691  ±314.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 15.8% 23,855 (±1.3% / ±2,018.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.6% ±15.7% (4,648  ±553.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 94.7% 101,783 (±2.2% / ±2,443.1)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.8% ±4.6% (995  ±257.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 33.1% 35,576 (±1.3% / ±1,415.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.9% ±3.5% (343  ±249) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 2.3% 3,554
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.2% ±3.4% (675  ±207) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area: 12.4% 14,583 (±0.8% / ±920)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
675 Total veterans ±207 591 Male ±188 84 Female ±58

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