COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vale vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Vale, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Vale is 97% smaller than Rapid City. Rapid City earns more, with a median household income $20,557 higher. Rapid City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
VALERAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,05580,589−97% vs Rapid City
Population density1,7671,463+304
Population growth1.1%9.9%−8.9 pts
Median age37.539.1−1.6
Male49.2%50.9%−1.7 pts
Female50.8%49.1%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.6%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.9%76.3%+0.6 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.1%6.1%+12.1 pts
Asian0.9%1.3%−0.5 pts
Other4.1%15.1%−11.0 pts
Median household income$50,313$70,870−$20,557
Per capita income$22,767$42,204−$19,437
Poverty rate16.4%12.5%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%37.0%−23.1 pts
Graduate degree3.2%14.3%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%2.6%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation53.5%63.9%−10.4 pts
Median home value$173,300$299,400−$126,100
Median gross rent$820$1,109−$289
Owner-occupied63.5%62.9%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%9.0%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.2%47.6%−4.4 pts
Average commute18.217.5+0.7
Worked from home3.0%10.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.0%9.8%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025