Rapid City, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rapid City	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$47,874	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$79,741	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,411	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,553	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,098	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,700	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rapid City is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rapid City is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rapid City is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rapid City is 7% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,155 $79,741 $159,482

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Rapid City median earnings by income bracket

Rapid City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.9%	13.9%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%	8.1%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	18.2%	18.2%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	12.1%	12.1%
Other	30.3%	30.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Summerset, SD	2,698	$135,460	66.5%
Colonial Pine Hills, SD	2,828	$124,588	53.2%
Blackhawk, SD	3,149	$99,353	22.2%
Green Valley, SD	1,290	$96,224	18.3%
Rapid Valley, SD	8,750	$95,864	17.9%
Rapid City, SD	79,549	$79,741	2.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waldorf, MD	79,554	$151,731	86.6%
Lake Charles, LA	79,542	$67,101	17.5%
Cedar Park, TX	79,540	$159,830	96.5%
Upland, CA	79,505	$112,982	38.9%
Gastonia, NC	79,485	$75,898	6.7%
Rapid City, SD	79,549	$79,741	2.0%

Source: The Rapid City, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.