Rapid City, South Dakota Demographics

Rapid City is 48th out of 6,406 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Rapid City is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 14 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail sales

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 16 other cities in Current population (2012)

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Households

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Housing units

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Two or More

Rapid City is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Size in square miles

Size Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	69,854	2nd	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	55.4	2nd	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,226.5	12th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	9th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.9%	9th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	10th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.5%	7th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.7%	7th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	80.4%	16th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	6th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	12.4%	1st	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	7th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.1%	2nd	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.6%	16th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	50.5%	10th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.2%	7th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	30,254	2nd	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	30.7%	6th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	27,741	2nd	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	57.8%	12th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$151,500	3rd	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	7th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$25,893	6th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$44,740	6th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.7%	5th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Rapid City	Rank	South Dakota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,662	2nd	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,855,748	2nd	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$28,821	2nd	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$231,930	2nd	$1,622,751	$613,795,732