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Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area


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2024 population: 291,317   ( 121,429 from 2020)
Land area: 45376.9 square miles
Population density: 6.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:231,008 79.30% 4.3%
Black:3,2491.12% 8.6%
Indian:29,74510.21% 0.2%
Asian:3,4961.20% 15.0%
2+ races:8,3562.87% 12.4%
Hispanic:15,4635.31% 26.9%
Total non-White:60,30920.70% 9.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,856 11.6
Deaths:8,55112.6
Net Migration: 7,92911.7
Net Immigration: 4910.7
Change in White population:9,545 3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:4,990 1.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
276,782
221,46380.01%
2,9931.08%
29,67310.72%
3,0401.10%
7,4312.68%
12,1824.40%
55,31919.99%

2010
262,117
212,84181.20%
1,6610.63%
30,50511.64%
1,8810.72%
6,1252.34%
8,9763.42%
49,27618.80%

2000
241,017
202,19383.89%
1,2510.52%
26,25710.89%
1,3110.54%
4,1711.73%
5,6842.36%
38,82416.11%

1990
222,473
193,62287.03%
1,8610.84%
20,9979.44%
1,5460.69%
n/a
4,4472.00%
28,85112.97%

1980
216,288
190,54688.10%
1,5190.70%
19,7129.11%
8710.40%
n/a
3,4961.62%
25,74211.90%

1970
185,291
167,19790.23%
1,2340.67%
13,6767.38%
2500.13%
n/a
2,5321.37%
18,094 9.77%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
15,871 6.1
13,9125.3
3,1711.2
1,2030.5
8,622 3.3
6,043 2.3
2000's
NumberRate
33,680 14.0
20,3448.4
3,6651.5
3870.2
10,648 4.4
10,452 4.3
1990's
NumberRate
35,247 15.8
20,3659.2
-4,506-2.0
8600.4
8,571 3.9
9,973 4.5
1980's
NumberRate
43,074 19.9
19,041 8.8
-18,882 -8.7
n/a
3,076 1.4
3,109 1.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,203 3.9
n/a
23,349 12.6
7,648 4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.5
61,795 21.2%
229,522 78.8%
54,767 18.8%
109,131
2.45
68,025 62.3%
53,510 78.7%
5,299 7.8%
41,106 37.7%

2010
NumberPercent
38.7
64,294 24.5%
197,823 75.5%
38,388 14.6%
105,728
2.41
68,669 64.9%
52,332 76.2%
7,102 10.3%
37,059 35.1%

2000
NumberPercent
36.1
65,889 27.3%
175,128 72.7%
31,872 13.2%
92,538
2.53
63,603 68.7%
50,726 79.8%
6,349 10.0%
28,935 31.3%

1990
NumberPercent
31.9
66,540 29.9%
155,933 70.1%
27,894 12.5%
81,789
2.64
58,933 72.1%
49,248 83.6%
5,033 8.5%
22,856 27.9%

1980
NumberPercent
28.2
67,739 31.3%
148,549 68.7%
23,102 10.7%
75,092
2.79
56,110 74.7%
48,602 86.6%
3,929 7.0%
18,982 25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units127,832 
Median Value$240,225 
Occupied109,13185.4%
Vacant18,70114.6%
Owned77,03570.6%
Rented32,09629.4%
Median Rent$921 
Single-Family Units90,96771.2%
    Detached85,31266.7%
    Attached5,6554.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units13,89010.9%
Mobile Homes16,35612.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,4275.0%
$10,000 to $14,9994,4194.0%
$15,000 to $19,9994,7094.3%
$20,000 to $24,9994,4344.1%
$25,000 to $29,9995,0174.6%
$30,000 to $34,9994,9474.5%
$35,000 to $39,9994,0713.7%
$40,000 to $44,9993,8653.5%
$45,000 to $49,9995,3544.9%
$50,000 to $59,9998,6838.0%
$60,000 to $74,99910,88210.0%
$75,000 to $99,99915,17213.9%
$100,000 to $124,99911,01010.1%
$125,000 to $149,9997,1306.5%
$150,000 to $199,9997,3076.7%
$200,000 or more6,7046.1%
Median Household Income65,124 
Per Capita Income36,847 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4,3093.9%
Public Assistance2,3152.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps10,5299.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed114,82872.3%
Unemployed4,6122.9%
In Armed Forces2,3581.5%
Total Labor Force121,79876.7%
Not in Labor Force37,08823.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector42,51832,87256.4%
Non-Profit3,7789,16229.2%
Self-Employed11,4745,93865.9%
Local Government4,9137,94438.2%
State Government2,7992,57652.1%
Federal Government3,5863,39551.4%
Total Private + Self53,99238,81058.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.15,07623,07739.5%
Total69,06861,88752.7%
Pct. Govt.19.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts20,82515.9%
Sales and Office Occupations26,21020.0%
Professional, Technical27,81021.2%
Service Occupations24,51218.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,1681.7%
All others32,00724.4%
White Collar 57.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance19,91015.2%
Retail trade14,22010.8%
Educational services12,3119.4%
Construction12,1329.2%
Accommodation and food services10,7748.2%
Public administration7,7595.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7,0145.3%
Manufacturing7,0025.3%
Other services6,2184.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5,3064.0%
Finance and insurance5,1463.9%
Transportation and warehousing4,9813.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,2913.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,4872.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2,9962.3%
Wholesale trade2,2751.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,0431.6%
Information1,7071.3%
Utilities1,7001.3%
Management920.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9,1203.30%
Puerto Rican1,7590.64%
Cuban2220.08%
Dominican420.02%
Total Central American6460.23%
Costa Rican20.00%
Guatemalan980.04%
Honduran1550.06%
Nicaraguan1270.05%
Panamanian950.03%
Salvadoran1690.06%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3270.12%
Argentinean670.02%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian240.01%
Ecuadorian100.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1500.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American760.03%
Other Hispanic1,8610.67%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino7760.28%
Chinese4700.17%
Japanese2760.10%
Korean2080.08%
Indian1570.06%
Vietnamese820.03%
Thai730.03%
Burmese670.02%
Laotian260.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English248,94595.5%
Other4,2641.6%
Spanish3,8981.5%
German, other Germanic1,1360.4%
Tagalog5160.2%
Other Asian4350.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3460.1%
Other Indo-European2770.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun2490.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German74,95127.1%
Irish31,68411.5%
English26,6669.6%
Norwegian21,3727.7%
American11,4914.2%
French6,8892.5%
Swedish6,7462.4%
Scottish5,6502.0%
Dutch5,5252.0%
Polish5,1861.9%
Italian5,1831.9%
European5,1621.9%
Czech4,0911.5%
Danish3,9931.4%
Scandinavian2,9861.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen274,03099.1%
Not a citizen2,4270.9%
Native271,08998.1%
Foreign-born5,3681.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,759 2.0%9,041 4.8%57,067 30.0%64,931 34.2%36,638 19.3%18,646 9.8%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,759 2.0%
9-12 Years 9,041 4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 57,067 30.0%
Some College 64,931 34.2%
Bach. Degree 36,638 19.3%
Grad Degree 18,646 9.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 103,213 99,497 3,716 3.6%
1991 105,708 101,591 4,117 3.9%
1992 107,540 103,419 4,121 3.8%
1993 109,262 104,998 4,264 3.9%
1994 110,971 106,741 4,230 3.8%
1995 112,568 108,415 4,153 3.7%
1996 113,798 109,339 4,459 3.9%
1997 113,871 109,779 4,092 3.6%
1998 114,313 110,333 3,980 3.5%
1999 115,131 111,335 3,796 3.3%
2000 119,994 116,558 3,436 2.9%
2001 121,462 117,634 3,828 3.2%
2002 123,734 119,712 4,022 3.3%
2003 125,276 120,853 4,423 3.5%
2004 126,405 121,919 4,486 3.5%
2005 127,343 122,870 4,473 3.5%
2006 128,002 124,248 3,754 2.9%
2007 128,678 125,113 3,565 2.8%
2008 130,219 126,294 3,925 3.0%
2009 131,297 124,952 6,345 4.8%
2010 129,443 122,422 7,021 5.4%
2011 129,290 122,733 6,557 5.1%
2012 129,027 123,171 5,856 4.5%
2013 128,643 123,352 5,291 4.1%
2014 129,202 124,532 4,670 3.6%
2015 129,561 125,227 4,334 3.3%
2016 130,887 126,273 4,614 3.5%
2017 131,195 126,774 4,421 3.4%
2018 131,219 127,055 4,164 3.2%
2019 132,182 127,900 4,282 3.2%
2020 133,098 126,348 6,750 5.1%
2021 135,230 131,219 4,011 3.0%
2022 137,450 134,315 3,135 2.3%
2023 138,656 135,729 2,927 2.1%
2024 138,953 136,089 2,864 2.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com