Rapids City is a city of 980 people in Illinois. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. At a median age of 49.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 3.3%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,125, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rapids City
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.5 → 49.9(+17.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants86.2% → 96.1%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share99.5% → 87.6%(−11.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.4%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.2%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 67 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rapids City, decade by decade
Rapids City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
913
$85,877
$109,203
10.4%
1.4
2000
953
$81,016
$161,945
18.0%
7.4
2010
959
$108,293
$194,351
29.0%
9.3
2020
964
$102,518
$236,590
32.7%
18.5
2024
980
$83,125
$203,700
23.2%
28.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
