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Rapid City, South Dakota

Rapid City city, South Dakota · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

GrowingPennington County · 56.0 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Rapid CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population77,94675,29055
Population change (10 yr)n/a3.4%
Median household income$70,870$78,80918
Poverty rate12.5%11.8%55
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%37.0%45
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a4.3%
Median owner-occupied home value$299,400$400,50018
Median gross rent$1,109$1,37918
Housing vacancy rate9.0%5.0%91
Worked from home10.0%12.3%27
Population, 2012–2024
Rapid CityPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Rapid CityPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+3.3%
Housing units+5.8%
Median household income+38.5%
Median owner-occupied home value+56.6%
Median gross rent+33.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher+23.2%
Worked from home+360.5%
Poverty rate+1.7%
Establishment density · Pennington County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars26.3US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail3.8US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services8.0US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services29.6US 29.5above US rate
Ambulatory health care28.6US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation10.0US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation12.2US 2.1above US rate
Construction45.7US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Bismarck, ND8875,556$78,38739.2%
Grand Junction, CO8668,142$70,08038.1%
Mount Vernon, NY8472,427$78,77935.9%
Appleton, WI8375,023+3.0%$80,48338.2%
Medford, OR8386,315$73,23030.1%
Bayonne, NJ8271,553$83,88739.6%
Cheyenne, WY8265,239$78,83933.6%
Loveland, CO8178,410$84,60439.0%
Bethlehem, PA8077,956+3.9%$68,87936.0%
Danbury, CT8087,263$83,39334.0%