Rapid City vs South Boardman

A side-by-side comparison of Rapid City and South Boardman: population, income, housing, and more.

Rapid City and South Boardman are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rapid City has the higher population (1,315 vs 521 in South Boardman). South Boardman has the higher median household income ($80,781 vs $65,438 in Rapid City). Rapid City has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $182,700 in South Boardman).

Population, income & housing

	Rapid City	South Boardman
Population	1,315	521
Median age	51.6 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,438	$80,781
Median home value	$212,500	$182,700
Median gross rent	$987	$892
Housing units	892	205
Homeownership rate	86.3%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rapid City	South Boardman
Population	1,493 → 1,315 (-11.9%)	535 → 521 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$50,952 → $65,438 (+28.4%)	$47,946 → $80,781 (+68.5%)
Median home value	$138,400 → $212,500 (+53.5%)	$91,700 → $182,700 (+99.2%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $987 (+35.4%)	$791 → $892 (+12.8%)

Rapid City

Population

1,4931,315

Median household income

$50,952$65,438

Median home value

$138,400$212,500

Median gross rent

$729$987

South Boardman

Population

535521

Median household income

$47,946$80,781

Median home value

$91,700$182,700

Median gross rent

$791$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rapid City	South Boardman
Under 5	2.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	22.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	1.9%
25 to 34	7.1%	23.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	20.8%	9.0%
75 and over	11.0%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rapid City	South Boardman
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rapid City	South Boardman
No high school diploma	5.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	44.3%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rapid City	South Boardman
Drove alone	92.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rapid City	South Boardman
1-unit, detached	81.6%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Rapid City	South Boardman
Poverty rate	13.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1980	1977