COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Haven vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Pine Haven, Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Pine Haven is 99% smaller than Rapid City. Rapid City earns more, with a median household income $8,120 higher. Rapid City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
PINE HAVENRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population57980,589−99% vs Rapid City
Population density4401,463−1,024
Population growth0.6%9.9%−9.3 pts
Median age64.639.1+25.5
Male54.8%50.9%+3.9 pts
Female45.2%49.1%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%2.6%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.2%76.3%+16.9 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%6.1%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other5.6%15.1%−9.5 pts
Median household income$62,750$70,870−$8,120
Per capita income$37,435$42,204−$4,769
Poverty rate4.3%12.5%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%37.0%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%14.3%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%2.6%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation45.7%63.9%−18.3 pts
Median home value$315,700$299,400+$16,300
Median gross rent$989$1,109−$120
Owner-occupied89.7%62.9%+26.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.2%9.0%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%47.6%−39.3 pts
Average commute31.717.5+14.2
Worked from home7.4%10.0%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.4%9.8%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025