COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo Gap vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Buffalo Gap is 100% smaller than Rapid City. Rapid City earns more, with a median household income $16,807 higher. Rapid City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 4%).
BUFFALO GAPRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population15580,589−100% vs Rapid City
Population density5071,463−957
Population growth4.0%9.9%−6.0 pts
Median age66.339.1+27.2
Male53.4%50.9%+2.5 pts
Female46.6%49.1%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.6%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%76.3%+22.2 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other1.5%15.1%−13.6 pts
Median household income$54,063$70,870−$16,807
Per capita income$32,650$42,204−$9,554
Poverty rate1.5%12.5%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.473−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%37.0%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree10.9%14.3%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%2.6%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation58.6%63.9%−5.4 pts
Median home value$100,000$299,400−$199,400
Median gross rent$210$1,109−$899
Owner-occupied96.0%62.9%+33.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%9.0%+12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%47.6%+19.0 pts
Average commute26.517.5+9.0
Worked from home17.2%10.0%+7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.9%9.8%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025