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Rapid City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 76,184 people and 20 constituent neighborhoods, Rapid City is the second largest community in South Dakota.
Rapid City real estate is some of the most expensive in South Dakota, although Rapid City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rapid City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rapid City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rapid City who work in office and administrative support (12.39%), sales jobs (11.76%), and management occupations (8.72%).
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.40 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Rapid City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.51% of adults in Rapid City have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rapid City in 2018 was $31,723, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,892 for a family of four. However, Rapid City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rapid City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rapid City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rapid City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Rapid City include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Rapid City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.