COMPARING TWO PLACES
Summerset vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Summerset, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Summerset is 96% smaller than Rapid City. Summerset earns more, with a median household income $48,401 higher. Summerset has grown faster since 2000 (64% vs 10%).
SUMMERSETRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,03080,589−96% vs Rapid City
Population density1,1131,463−351
Population growth63.8%9.9%+53.9 pts
Median age35.139.1−4.0
Male48.5%50.9%−2.4 pts
Female51.5%49.1%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born1.7%2.6%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%76.3%+17.2 pts
Black0.1%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%6.1%−4.4 pts
Asian1.2%1.3%−0.2 pts
Other3.6%15.1%−11.5 pts
Median household income$119,271$70,870+$48,401
Per capita income$42,878$42,204+$674
Poverty rate8.6%12.5%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%37.0%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree12.5%14.3%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%2.6%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation78.2%63.9%+14.2 pts
Median home value$368,300$299,400+$68,900
Median gross rent$1,288$1,109+$179
Owner-occupied78.7%62.9%+15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%9.0%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households57.2%47.6%+9.6 pts
Average commute19.717.5+2.2
Worked from home4.3%10.0%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.4%9.8%+0.6 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025