Rapid City.
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South Dakota·Pennington County
20 tracts·65K people·$299K median·1,184/mi²
White 76 · Other 8 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 1 · Black 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 37 · Other 22
Health 32 · Retail 19 · Professional 17 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 20 · Service 16 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rapid City is $299,400 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Rapid City has 77,946 residents across 16 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 76.3% White, 7.7% Other, 7.4% Multiracial, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian and 1.2% Black; the average household has 2.3 people; 37.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.5% (Census ACS).
Corral Drive Elementary - 21 (74%), Pinedale Elementary - 11 (68%) and Grandview Elementary - 06 (65%) lead the elementary schools; Southwest Middle School - 38 (74%), West Middle School - 37 (52%) and North Middle School - 35 (51%) lead the middle schools; Stevens High School - 42 (60%), Central High School - 41 (35%) and Rapid City High School - 45 (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,109/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rapid City is $70,870 a year, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Rapid City, median rent is $1,109/month and the median home value is $299,400 (Census ACS).
Rapid City reported 7.4 violent crimes and 39.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 60 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 20 inches; snowfall averages 51 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rapid City are lightning (93), winter weather (93) and hail (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rapid City, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).