COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bison vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Bison, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Bison is 100% smaller than Rapid City. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Rapid City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -9%).
BISONRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population30880,589−100% vs Rapid City
Population density3101,463−1,153
Population growth-9.3%9.9%−19.2 pts
Median age43.039.1+3.9
Male52.5%50.9%+1.5 pts
Female47.5%49.1%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%76.3%+18.5 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other5.2%15.1%−9.9 pts
Median household income$71,607$70,870+$737
Per capita income$36,473$42,204−$5,731
Poverty rate4.9%12.5%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%37.0%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree0.7%14.3%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation64.9%63.9%+1.0 pts
Median home value$82,000$299,400−$217,400
Median gross rent$932$1,109−$177
Owner-occupied75.5%62.9%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%9.0%+14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%47.6%−19.4 pts
Average commute10.617.5−6.9
Worked from home11.0%10.0%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%9.8%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025