COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rock Rapids vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Rock Rapids, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rock Rapids is 99% smaller than Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls earns more, with a median household income $12,028 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 2%).
ROCK RAPIDSSIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,733213,748−99% vs Sioux Falls
Population density6492,586−1,936
Population growth2.4%25.1%−22.7 pts
Median age41.035.5+5.5
Male51.6%50.5%+1.1 pts
Female48.4%49.5%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born3.3%8.7%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%78.0%+9.7 pts
Black0.5%6.6%−6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%6.5%+1.9 pts
Asian0.3%2.1%−1.7 pts
Other3.1%6.9%−3.7 pts
Median household income$63,942$75,970−$12,028
Per capita income$31,022$44,604−$13,582
Poverty rate6.5%9.6%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%38.1%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree3.6%12.1%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.5%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation62.5%74.0%−11.5 pts
Median home value$206,700$292,400−$85,700
Median gross rent$812$1,035−$223
Owner-occupied71.3%59.5%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.2%4.7%+9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households18.9%39.6%−20.7 pts
Average commute12.817.0−4.2
Worked from home12.0%10.6%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.2%8.1%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025