Cities / South Dakota / Rapid City

Rapid City, SD

75,632 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Rapid City)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Population & People

Population

75,632

Median age

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Median household income

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Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

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Bachelor's degree+

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Avg. commute

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Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

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HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$990

HUD Fair Market Rent (South Dakota statewide average across 66 areas — not specific to Rapid City), 2026. Efficiency $691, 1BR $784, 2BR $990, 3BR $1295, 4BR $1540. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

South Dakota commercial electricity

10.89¢/kWh

South Dakota industrial electricity

8.68¢/kWh

South Dakota residential electricity

13.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

80650.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

58515.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for South Dakota

642.5

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, South Dakota-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (South Dakota energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (South Dakota economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).