2024 population: 156,227 ( 4,848 from 2020)
Land area: 7804.6 square miles
Population density: 20.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	126,325	80.86%	4.3%
Black:	2,187	1.40%	3.5%
Indian:	11,073	7.09%	6.3%
Asian:	2,187	1.40%	13.8%
2+ races:	5,333	3.41%	11.3%
Hispanic:	9,122	5.84%	28.8%

Total non-White:	29,902	19.14%	13.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,498	13.2
Deaths:	7,241	11.2
Net Migration:	6,834	10.6
Net Immigration:	287	0.4

Change in White population:	5,244	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,579	2.4

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
147,404
121,081	82.14%
2,113	1.43%
10,417	7.07%
1,922	1.30%
4,790	3.25%
7,081	4.80%
26,323	17.86%

2010
134,598
113,013	83.96%
1,335	0.99%
9,833	7.31%
1,326	0.99%
4,003	2.97%
4,999	3.71%
21,585	16.04%

2000
120,093
104,803	87.27%
1,085	0.90%
7,462	6.21%
995	0.83%
2,710	2.26%
2,960	2.46%
15,290	12.73%

1990
109,400
98,258	89.82%
1,698	1.55%
5,920	5.41%
1,270	1.16%
n/a
2,254	2.06%
11,142	10.18%

1980
97,078
89,568	92.26%
1,414	1.46%
3,904	4.02%
545	0.56%
n/a
1,548	1.59%
7,510	7.74%

1970
80,665
75,426	93.51%
1,072	1.33%
2,698	3.34%
170	0.21%
n/a
1,032	1.28%
5,239	6.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,521	13.0
10,534	7.8
8,266	6.1
1,149	0.9

8,068	6.0
4,738	3.5

Number	Rate
2000's
18,130	15.1
8,958	7.5
3,994	3.3
98	0.1

8,210	6.8
6,295	5.2

Number	Rate
1990's
18,950	17.3
8,289	7.6
-5,020	-4.6
535	0.5

6,545	6.0
4,148	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
21,236	21.9
7,114	7.3
-1,956	-2.0
n/a

8,690	9.0
3,632	3.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,026	2.5
n/a

14,142	17.5
2,271	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapid City, SD Metro 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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.6
32,676	20.9%
123,551	79.1%
30,971	19.8%

62,789
2.35

39,332	62.6%
31,053	79.0%
3,014	7.7%
23,457	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
32,882	24.4%
101,716	75.6%
18,421	13.7%

54,790
2.39

35,817	65.4%
27,301	76.2%
3,992	11.1%
18,973	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
32,206	26.8%
87,887	73.2%
14,126	11.8%

46,474
2.51

32,271	69.4%
25,707	79.7%
3,307	10.2%
14,203	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
32,587	29.8%
76,813	70.2%
11,247	10.3%

40,085
2.65

29,384	73.3%
24,618	83.8%
2,662	9.1%
10,701	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.8
29,965	30.9%
67,113	69.1%
8,329	8.6%

33,806
2.77

25,415	75.2%
22,084	86.9%
1,956	7.7%
8,391	24.8%

2024 Housing Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,552	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,833	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,889	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,984	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,991	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,244	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,388	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,114	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,403	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,094	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,801	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,829	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,880	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,442	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,941	7.9%
$200,000 or more	5,404	8.6%

Median Household Income	75,249
Per Capita Income	42,337

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,575	4.1%
Public Assistance	983	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,045	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	65,733	74.3%
Unemployed	2,077	2.3%
In Armed Forces	2,620	3.0%

Total Labor Force	70,430	79.6%
Not in Labor Force	18,002	20.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,530	19,806	56.3%
Non-Profit	2,815	5,879	32.4%
Self-Employed	5,385	3,048	63.9%

Local Government	2,291	3,317	40.9%
State Government	1,571	1,226	56.2%
Federal Government	2,180	1,675	56.5%

Total Private + Self	30,915	22,854	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,857	12,097	42.3%
Total	39,772	34,951	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%
Pct. Private + Self	72.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,635	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,883	21.2%
Professional, Technical	18,152	24.2%
Service Occupations	12,689	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	696	0.9%
All others	17,499	23.4%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,646	18.2%
Retail trade	8,888	11.9%
Construction	7,431	9.9%
Educational services	6,141	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	5,613	7.5%
Public administration	4,552	6.1%
Manufacturing	4,439	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,863	5.2%
Other services	3,458	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,171	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,813	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,599	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,810	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,500	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,401	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,125	1.5%
Information	903	1.2%
Utilities	787	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	682	0.9%
Management	36	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,147	3.37%
Puerto Rican	923	0.60%
Cuban	133	0.09%
Dominican	45	0.03%

Total Central American	424	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	11	0.01%
Honduran	209	0.14%
Nicaraguan	113	0.07%
Panamanian	50	0.03%
Salvadoran	41	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	679	0.44%
Argentinean	47	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	401	0.26%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	199	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	32	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	856	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	660	0.43%
Chinese	242	0.16%
Korean	231	0.15%
Burmese	171	0.11%
Japanese	159	0.10%
Bangladeshi	71	0.05%
Vietnamese	41	0.03%
Thai	37	0.02%
Indian	22	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	138,100	95.8%
Spanish	2,246	1.6%
Other	1,214	0.8%
German, other Germanic	925	0.6%
Tagalog	390	0.3%
Other Asian	281	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	239	0.2%
Other Indo-European	230	0.2%
Chinese	205	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	45,284	29.6%
Irish	20,253	13.2%
English	16,954	11.1%
Norwegian	12,013	7.9%
American	5,939	3.9%
Swedish	3,868	2.5%
French	3,825	2.5%
Italian	3,741	2.4%
Polish	3,595	2.4%
Scottish	3,575	2.3%
Dutch	3,318	2.2%
European	2,788	1.8%
Czech	2,278	1.5%
Danish	2,011	1.3%
Scandinavian	1,770	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	151,200	98.9%
Not a citizen	1,750	1.1%

Native	149,396	97.7%
Foreign-born	3,554	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,210	2.1%	3,531	3.3%	29,308	27.3%	36,899	34.3%	23,272	21.6%	12,304	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,210	2.1%
9-12 Years	3,531	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,308	27.3%
Some College	36,899	34.3%
Bach. Degree	23,272	21.6%
Grad Degree	12,304	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	106,182	102,838	3,344	3.1%
1991	110,302	106,148	4,154	3.8%
1992	112,836	108,854	3,982	3.5%
1993	116,194	111,776	4,418	3.8%
1994	118,094	113,856	4,238	3.6%
1995	119,972	115,888	4,084	3.4%
1996	122,070	117,640	4,430	3.6%
1997	123,288	119,488	3,800	3.1%
1998	125,688	122,230	3,458	2.8%
1999	128,336	125,084	3,252	2.5%

2000	130,496	127,380	3,116	2.4%
2001	133,424	129,622	3,802	2.8%
2002	135,186	131,096	4,090	3.0%
2003	136,660	132,220	4,440	3.2%
2004	138,768	134,012	4,756	3.4%
2005	139,856	135,080	4,776	3.4%
2006	140,042	136,000	4,042	2.9%
2007	141,058	137,200	3,858	2.7%
2008	142,624	138,380	4,244	3.0%
2009	143,336	136,872	6,464	4.5%

2010	140,832	133,520	7,312	5.2%
2011	141,828	135,100	6,728	4.7%
2012	142,414	136,418	5,996	4.2%
2013	142,820	137,292	5,528	3.9%
2014	143,596	138,748	4,848	3.4%
2015	144,226	139,670	4,556	3.2%
2016	145,494	140,878	4,616	3.2%
2017	147,640	142,874	4,766	3.2%
2018	148,116	143,632	4,484	3.0%
2019	149,886	145,106	4,780	3.2%

2020	150,178	142,286	7,892	5.3%
2021	154,200	149,976	4,224	2.7%
2022	156,976	153,710	3,266	2.1%
2023	158,134	155,026	3,108	2.0%
2024	159,752	156,898	2,854	1.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	69,843
Median Value	$309,099

Occupied	62,789	89.9%
Vacant	7,054	10.1%

Owned	44,661	71.1%
Rented	18,128	28.9%
Median Rent	$1,146

Single-Family Units	49,221	70.5%
Detached	45,199	64.7%
Attached	4,022	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,262	14.7%
Mobile Homes	6,919	9.9%

Rapid City, SD Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Rapid City, SD Metro Area