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

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rapid Valley	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$42,743	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$95,864	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,922	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,597	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,115	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rapid Valley is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rapid Valley is 18% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rapid Valley is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rapid Valley is 30% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,902 $95,864 $191,728

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Rapid Valley median earnings by income bracket

Rapid Valley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	13.0%	13.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.0%	5.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	7.5%	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.8%	10.8%
Education, health & social services	6.0%	6.0%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

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%
New Underwood, SD	779	$102,572	26.1%
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%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Signal Mountain, TN	8,749	$161,130	98.1%
Conover, NC	8,748	$74,333	8.6%
Cumberland Hill, RI	8,752	$138,419	70.2%
Frostburg, MD	8,747	$60,580	25.5%
Sanger, TX	8,747	$104,699	28.7%
Rapid Valley, SD	8,750	$95,864	17.9%

Source: The Rapid Valley, 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.