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Rapid City, SD Metro Area

153,470 Population
7,804.6 square miles 19.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,585 ±$2,605 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,056 ±$5,160 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.8% ±1.5% (13,162  ±2,296) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.8 minutes ±1.7 (1,511,155  ±142,837) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

63,791 ±2,140 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (148,472  ±2,678) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±2.3% (1,922  ±729) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,958 ±1,220 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$361,100 ±$17,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.9% ±2.4% (22,708  ±3,708.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.7% ±4.8% (102,013  ±5,511.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.6% ±2.9% (37,256  ±3,242.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than 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

3.3% ±0.8% (5,051  ±1,213) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

11.6% ±1.8% (13,539  ±2,084) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
13,539 Total veterans ±2,084 11,525 Male ±1,768 2,014 Female ±834

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