COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chadron vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Chadron, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Chadron is 94% smaller than Rapid City. Rapid City earns more, with a median household income $16,280 higher. Rapid City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -11%).
CHADRONRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,97580,589−94% vs Rapid City
Population density1,2751,463−188
Population growth-11.0%9.9%−21.0 pts
Median age30.539.1−8.6
Male48.1%50.9%−2.8 pts
Female51.9%49.1%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.6%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%76.3%+10.1 pts
Black0.7%1.2%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%6.1%−4.1 pts
Asian1.7%1.3%+0.4 pts
Other9.1%15.1%−5.9 pts
Median household income$54,590$70,870−$16,280
Per capita income$29,737$42,204−$12,467
Poverty rate13.2%12.5%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.473−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%37.0%+6.6 pts
Graduate degree20.8%14.3%+6.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%2.6%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation66.9%63.9%+3.0 pts
Median home value$153,800$299,400−$145,600
Median gross rent$881$1,109−$228
Owner-occupied56.2%62.9%−6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%9.0%+5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.0%47.6%−2.6 pts
Average commute13.717.5−3.7
Worked from home2.8%10.0%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.6%9.8%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025