Rapid City

Population: 76,836
Median household income: $65,712
Median home value: $270,000

Rapid City is a community in Pennington County, South Dakota, home to 76,836 residents. The median household income of $65,712 is below the Pennington County median ($70,768).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rapid City's population grew 2.1% from 75,258 to 76,836, while its median home value rose 46.2% from $184,700 to $270,000.

76.4% of workers drive to work alone. 57.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,836
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,712
Median home value: $270,000
Median gross rent: $1,053
Housing units: 34,751
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,25876,836

Median household income

$52,351$65,712

Median home value

$184,700$270,000

Median gross rent

$837$1,053

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,258	$52,351	$184,700	$837
2020	76,541	$53,760	$194,100	$855
2021	73,942	$58,072	$208,400	$898
2022	75,632	$62,784	$244,500	$975
2023	76,836	$65,712	$270,000	$1,053

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,624	6.0%
5 to 17	12,116	15.8%
18 to 24	7,184	9.3%
25 to 34	10,233	13.3%
35 to 44	9,711	12.6%
45 to 54	7,580	9.9%
55 to 64	9,704	12.6%
65 to 74	9,643	12.6%
75 and over	6,041	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,003	76.8%
Black or African American	1,177	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5,491	7.1%
Asian	982	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	449	0.6%
Two or more races	5,425	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,288	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,795	5.3%
High school graduate	13,509	25.5%
Some college or associate's	17,326	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,175	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,107	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,961	76.4%
Carpooled	3,454	9.1%
Public transit	134	0.4%
Walked	665	1.8%
Bicycle	397	1.0%
Worked from home	3,802	10.0%
Other means	481	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,286	44.8%
15 to 29 min	14,877	43.6%
30 to 44 min	2,094	6.1%
45 to 59 min	662	1.9%
60+ min	1,173	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 13.3% (9,760 of 73,580)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,622	55.1%
Nonfamily households	14,339	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,961	92.0%
Vacant	2,790	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,689	61.6%
Renter-occupied	12,272	38.4%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,060	57.7%
1-unit, attached	2,365	6.8%
2 to 4 units	2,498	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4,313	12.4%
20 or more units	3,695	10.6%
Mobile home & other	1,820	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4652980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 56 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 44.0711, -103.2179