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Rapid City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Rapid City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

1,357

Age

Under 5 Years:
2.7%
5 - 17:
14.5%
18 - 24:
3.7%
25 - 34:
7.1%
35 - 54:
23.7%
55 - 64:
16.5%
Over 65 Years:
31.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
0.4%
0.4%
94.6%
94.6%
13.0%
13.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rapid City
USA
$31,757
$31,757
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Rapid City
USA
$65,438
$65,438
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.8%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Healthcare
Retail
Finance
Education
Wholesale
Arts
Transportation
16.7%
16.7%
15.5%
15.5%
15.0%
15.0%
14.8%
14.8%
8.3%
8.3%
7.4%
7.4%
4.7%
4.7%
4.3%
4.3%
3.9%
3.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Black or African American
96.2%
96.2%
2.6%
2.6%
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Scottish
French
Polish
European
Italian
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Swedish
Hungarian
Scandinavian
Syrian
French Canadian
Swiss
Eastern European
Northern European
Welsh
Yugoslavian
27.8%
27.8%
13.2%
13.2%
12.4%
12.4%
6.2%
6.2%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
4.1%
4.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Italian
Arabic
Greek
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Armenian
Russian
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
99.4%
99.4%
5.2%
5.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rapid City Residents

0.5%


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