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Rapid City SD - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	59,607	507 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 350) (99%)
Average Income	$35,978	11,260 (55%)	65 (81%)
Median House Value	$89,700	9,278 (63%)	19 (95%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	84.3%	17,949 (of 25,150) (29%)	293 (of 350) (16%)
% Black Population	1.0%	10,387 (59%)	13 (96%)
% Hispanic Population	2.8%	9,028 (64%)	27 (92%)
% Asian Population	1.0%	5,954 (76%)	20 (94%)
% American Indian Population	10.1%	990 (96%)	58 (83%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	87.3%	6,243 (of 25,150) (75%)	65 (of 350) (81%)
% College Graduates	26.7%	4,420 (82%)	19 (95%)
% Never Married	27.3%	5,439 (78%)	77 (78%)
% Married	52.5%	17,499 (30%)	248 (29%)
% Seperated	1.6%	12,089 (52%)	69 (80%)
% Divorced	12.1%	7,219 (71%)	74 (79%)
% Foreign Born	2.4%	10,267 (59%)	29 (92%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	25,127	491 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 350) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	7.9%	17,927 (29%)	315 (10%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.7%	6,139 (76%)	98 (72%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	18,547 (26%)	254 (27%)
% Households with No Car	7.8%	10,395 (59%)	113 (68%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	20.0%	9,824 (61%)	224 (36%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,736 (89%)	8 (98%)
Median House Value	$89,700	9,278 (63%)	19 (95%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	8.3%	8,121 (68%)	200 (43%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,173 (79%)	18 (95%)
Average Monthly Rent	$496	9,924 (61%)	21 (94%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.8%	5,747 (of 25,150) (77%)	103 (of 350) (71%)
% Drive Alone to Work	84.1%	5,625 (78%)	56 (84%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.8%	7,281 (71%)	28 (92%)
% Walk to Work	2.1%	13,578 (46%)	265 (24%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	15.8	22,831 (9%)	232 (34%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.5%	12,995 (48%)	233 (33%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.5%	6,247 (75%)	34 (90%)
Median Household Income	$35,978	11,260 (55%)	65 (81%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.6%	9,341 (63%)	128 (63%)
Per Capita Income	$19,445	7,693 (69%)	33 (91%)
Male Worker Income	$30,985	13,399 (47%)	50 (86%)
Female Worker Income	$21,913	13,134 (48%)	64 (82%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.4%	10,521 (58%)	125 (64%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	12.7%	10,511 (58%)	141 (60%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Denver, Colorado	309 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.81

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Great Falls, Montana	0.94
Hamilton, Ohio	0.94
Dubuque, Iowa	0.94
Lafayette, Indiana	0.93
Council Bluffs, Iowa	0.93
West Allis, Wisconsin	0.92
Elyria, Ohio	0.92
Fountainbleau, Florida	0.92
Jonesboro, Arkansas	0.91
Janesville, Wisconsin	0.91

Rapid City SD Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	6,046	24
American Indian Plus Other Race Population	7,142	32
Norwegian People	6,496	57
Other Fuel Fueled Households	328	90
Danish People	1,074	136

Rapid City SD Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 350)
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	6,046	1
Japanese Population	94	1
American Indian Plus Other Race Population	7,142	1
Puerto Rican Population	130	1
People Born in Oceania	25	1

Rapid City SD Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Average Commute Time	16	22,831
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	45.0%	22,502
Percent of Houses with 6 Rooms	12.7%	22,010
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0	21,909
Percent Cuban Population	0.0%	21,873

Rapid City SD Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 350)
Percent of People Born in U.S.	96.4%	330
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	1.5%	327
Percent of Houses Worth Less than $50,000	5.9%	327
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	97.2%	324
Percent Native Population	97.6%	324

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Rapid City SD	Great Falls, Montana
Total Population	56,690	59,607
Average Age	37.8	34.8
Average Income	$32,436	$35,978
Median House Value	$92,000	$89,700
% White Population	90.0%	84.3%
% Black Population	1.0%	1.0%
% Asian Population	0.9%	1.0%
% Hispanic Population	2.4%	2.8%

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