COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oral vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Oral, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Oral is 100% smaller than Rapid City.
ORALRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population5580,589−100% vs Rapid City
Population density331,463−1,431
Population growth–9.9%–
Median age69.439.1+30.3
Male87.3%50.9%+36.4 pts
Female12.7%49.1%−36.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%76.3%+23.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%15.1%−15.1 pts
Median household income–$70,870–
Per capita income$78,627$42,204+$36,423
Poverty rate12.7%12.5%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0860.473−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher63.6%37.0%+26.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.3%−14.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation10.9%63.9%−53.0 pts
Median home value–$299,400–
Median gross rent–$1,109–
Owner-occupied100.0%62.9%+37.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households–47.6%–
Average commute–17.5–
Worked from home0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024