COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rapid City vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Rapid City, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Rapid City is 469% larger than Spearfish. Rapid City earns more, with a median household income $5,182 higher. Spearfish has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 10%).
RAPID CITYSPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population80,58914,154+469% vs Spearfish
Population density1,463821+642
Population growth9.9%16.2%−6.3 pts
Median age39.140.0−0.9
Male50.9%48.1%+2.8 pts
Female49.1%51.9%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born2.6%2.6%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%87.3%−11.0 pts
Black1.2%0.2%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%3.9%+2.2 pts
Asian1.3%0.6%+0.7 pts
Other15.1%8.0%+7.0 pts
Median household income$70,870$65,688+$5,182
Per capita income$42,204$45,171−$2,967
Poverty rate12.5%15.2%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.476Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%41.8%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree14.3%16.3%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%2.2%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation63.9%64.7%−0.8 pts
Median home value$299,400$346,200−$46,800
Median gross rent$1,109$963+$146
Owner-occupied62.9%49.6%+13.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%8.7%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%35.9%+11.7 pts
Average commute17.516.3+1.2
Worked from home10.0%6.6%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Uninsured9.8%8.4%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025