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Rapid City, SD Urban Area

92,897 Population
50.3 square miles 1,845.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,524 ±$2,900 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,677 ±$7,591 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.3% ±2.1% (8,336  ±1,877) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.3 minutes ±1.2 (737,355  ±52,687) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

38,508 ±1,790 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (89,370  ±2,815) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±2.2% (820  ±448) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,065 ±1,491 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$334,400 ±$20,423 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.9% ±3.3% (16,529  ±3,101.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.1% ±5.9% (60,896  ±4,386.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.6% ±3.8% (21,759  ±2,570.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of 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

3.8% ±1.1% (3,520  ±1,031) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.3% ±2.2% (6,657  ±1,560) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,657 Total veterans ±1,560 5,507 Male ±1,283 1,150 Female ±820

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