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Rapid City, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $298,700 (it was $85,500 in 2000)
Rapid City:

$298,700
South Dakota:

$245,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,100 - $418,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $332,578
Here:

$332,578
State:

$303,134

Townhouses or other attached units: $356,939
Here:

$356,939
State:

$292,182

In 2-unit structures: $178,058
Here:

$178,058
State:

$202,885

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,413
Here:

$214,413
State:

$310,946

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,808
Here:

$228,808
State:

$177,195

Mobile homes: $55,021
Here:

$55,021
State:

$82,732

Total population: 72,638 (Urban population: 57,036, Rural population: 2,471 (51 farm, 2,420 nonfarm))

Houses: 36,569 (33,411 occupied: 19,127 owner occupied, 14,284 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

30%

Housing density: 820 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $681,398.

Median contract rent in 2022: $898 (lower quartile is $490, upper quartile is $1,145)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,779


Median gross rent in Rapid City, SD in 2022: $994

Housing units in Rapid City with a mortgage: 11,261 (1,073 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 777 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 283

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $88,785

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $62,917

Median monthly housing costs: $1,069

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Rapid City, South Dakota Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 78,833
  • Male householders: 17,574 (7,047 living alone), Female householders: 15,837 (5,479 living alone)
  • 13,598 spouses (13,525 opposite-sex spouses), 2,165 unmarried partners, (2,165 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,978 children (16,465 natural, 1,291 adopted, 2,222 stepchildren), 1,894 grandchildren, 1,007 brothers or sisters, 531 parents, 109 foster children, 499 other relatives, 1,593 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,048

Size of family households: 9,602 2-persons, 4,139 3-persons, 2,863 4-persons, 1,567 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 253 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,526 1-person, 2,141 2-persons, 40 3-persons.

9,824 married couples with children.
4,708 single-parent households (896 men, 3,812 women).

94.7% of residents of Rapid City speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,580 (3.3%)
(64.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 0no bedroom
  • 5311 bedroom
  • 3,9722 bedrooms
  • 6,6793 bedrooms
  • 5,8494 bedrooms
  • 2,0965+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 1,080no bedroom
  • 3,8021 bedroom
  • 7,1102 bedrooms
  • 1,8993 bedrooms
  • 3324 bedrooms
  • 615+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rapid City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rapid City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 157no vehicle
  • 4,2741 vehicle
  • 8,3172 vehicles
  • 4,0683 vehicles
  • 1,2354 vehicles
  • 1,0765+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rapid City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rapid City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,838no vehicle
  • 7,9831 vehicle
  • 4,1732 vehicles
  • 2903 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 01 room
  • 812 rooms
  • 5803 rooms
  • 1,9844 rooms
  • 1,6605 rooms
  • 3,2526 rooms
  • 3,3507 rooms
  • 3,9628 rooms
  • 4,2589+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 9511 room
  • 1,2442 rooms
  • 3,2413 rooms
  • 4,1604 rooms
  • 3,4005 rooms
  • 6376 rooms
  • 3207 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 3319+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Rapid City, SD
  • Rapid City, SD household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rapid City, SD in 2022
  • 1,702Less than $10,000
  • 4,328$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,323$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,491$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,159$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,791$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,086$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,800$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,057$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,050$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,362$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,262$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Rapid City, SD

  • Distribution of house value in Rapid City, SD in 2022
  • 364Less than $10,000
  • 149$10,000 to $14,999
  • 115$15,000 to $19,999
  • 199$20,000 to $24,999
  • 83$25,000 to $29,999
  • 120$30,000 to $34,999
  • 56$35,000 to $39,999
  • 320$40,000 to $49,999
  • 105$50,000 to $59,999
  • 120$60,000 to $69,999
  • 96$70,000 to $79,999
  • 123$80,000 to $89,999
  • 77$90,000 to $99,999
  • 483$100,000 to $124,999
  • 720$125,000 to $149,999
  • 910$150,000 to $174,999
  • 972$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,934$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,743$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,388$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,185$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,202$500,000 to $749,999
  • 638$750,000 to $999,999
  • 161$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 67$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 35$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Rapid City, SD

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rapid City, SD in 2022
  • 210$100 to $149
  • 252$150 to $199
  • 674$200 to $249
  • 388$250 to $299
  • 396$300 to $349
  • 632$350 to $399
  • 390$400 to $449
  • 699$450 to $499
  • 231$500 to $549
  • 447$550 to $599
  • 391$600 to $649
  • 300$650 to $699
  • 260$700 to $749
  • 405$750 to $799
  • 1,355$800 to $899
  • 1,441$900 to $999
  • 3,498$1,000 to $1,249
  • 590$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,045$1,500 to $1,999
  • 232$2,000 to $2,499
  • 161$3,000 to $3,499
  • 287No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.3%
Number of people working at home: 3,951 (10.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 822
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,561
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,658
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,176
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,539
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,492
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,030
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 509
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 227
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 576
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 762
  • 90 or more minutes: 302
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rapid City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 41,520 (80.3%)
  • Carpooled: 3,638 (7.0%)
  • Bus: 237 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 750 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 178 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 532 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 4,608 (8.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 12.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 5.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 7252010 or later
  • 2162000 to 2009
  • 4071990 to 1999
  • 2651980 to 1989
  • 2231970 to 1979
  • 382Before 1970
Ancestries in Rapid City, SD

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 7,275 (23.3%)
  • American: 2,280 (7.3%)
  • English: 2,054 (6.6%)
  • Norwegian: 2,030 (6.5%)
  • Irish: 2,007 (6.4%)
  • European: 769 (2.5%)
  • Scandinavian: 538 (1.7%)
  • Swedish: 444 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 399 (1.3%)
  • Dutch: 350 (1.1%)
  • Danish: 334 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 315 (1.0%)
  • French: 310 (1.0%)
  • Czech: 268 (0.9%)
  • Italian: 261 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 237 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 125 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 113 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 100 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 100 (0.3%)
  • British: 98 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 89 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 88 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 82 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 60 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 59 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 41 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 39 (0.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 38 (0.1%)
  • Icelander: 37 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 37 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 35 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 33 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 31 (0.10%)
  • Kenyan: 29 (0.09%)
  • Latvian: 21 (0.07%)
  • African: 19 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 17 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 16 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 12 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 12 (0.04%)
  • Ethiopian: 12 (0.04%)
  • German Russian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Nigerian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Iranian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 6 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 2 (0.01%)
  • Ukrainian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Rapid City:

14.9% (265)
South Dakota:

4.9% (1,663)

Mexico
Rapid City:

11.0% (196)
South Dakota:

10.7% (3,642)

Iraq
Rapid City:

6.1% (108)
South Dakota:

1.2% (393)

Korea
Rapid City:

6.0% (107)
South Dakota:

2.6% (896)

England
Rapid City:

6.0% (107)
South Dakota:

1.1% (365)

Egypt
Rapid City:

6.0% (107)
South Dakota:

1.0% (325)

Germany
Rapid City:

4.7% (84)
South Dakota:

1.8% (624)

Nepal
Rapid City:

4.4% (78)
South Dakota:

3.5% (1,180)

Jamaica
Rapid City:

4.0% (72)
South Dakota:

0.3% (111)

Burma (Myanmar)
Rapid City:

3.3% (59)
South Dakota:

2.4% (833)

Spain
Rapid City:

3.2% (57)
South Dakota:

0.2% (70)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rapid City:

2.8% (49)
South Dakota:

2.7% (905)

India
Rapid City:

2.7% (48)
South Dakota:

4.0% (1,373)

Canada
Rapid City:

2.7% (48)
South Dakota:

3.3% (1,125)

Albania
Rapid City:

2.4% (43)
South Dakota:

0.4% (130)

Turkey
Rapid City:

1.9% (33)
South Dakota:

0.1% (37)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Rapid City:

1.7% (30)
South Dakota:

0.6% (215)

Poland
Rapid City:

1.6% (29)
South Dakota:

0.1% (49)

Japan
Rapid City:

1.5% (27)
South Dakota:

1.4% (474)

Portugal
Rapid City:

1.5% (27)
South Dakota:

0.1% (29)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 42,822
  • Other state: 32,527
  • Northeast: 1,946
  • Midwest: 13,398
  • South: 4,634
  • West: 12,549

81.4% of Rapid City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36.7% lived in South Dakota.


Rapid City:

81.4%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 767
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 87
  • 7th and 8th grade: 195
  • 9th grade: 316
  • 10th grade: 462
  • 11th grade: 48
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 212
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,459
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,653
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,900
  • Associate degree: 2,636
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,379
  • Master's degree: 2,178
  • Professional school degree: 1,051
  • Doctorate degree: 885
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 129
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 55
  • 9th grade: 210
  • 10th grade: 195
  • 11th grade: 370
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 182
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,111
  • Less than 1 year of college: 877
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,281
  • Associate degree: 2,794
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,287
  • Master's degree: 2,730
  • Professional school degree: 608
  • Doctorate degree: 129
Educational Attainment for Females
Rapid City marital status for males
Rapid City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,709
  • One, attached: 1,317
  • Two: 1,072
  • 3 or 4: 1,752
  • 5 to 9: 2,343
  • 10 to 19: 3,498
  • 20 to 49: 2,823
  • 50 or more: 2,507
  • Mobile homes: 1,548

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,944

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Rapid City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rapid City, SD
  • 77.4%Utility gas
  • 18.2%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rapid City, SD
  • 52.8%Electricity
  • 41.5%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,286
Here:

16.3%
South Dakota:

11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 618
Here:

13.8%
South Dakota:

7.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 355
Here:

9.0%
South Dakota:

10.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability