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Rapid City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rapid City Area is $27,062, which is about the same as the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rapid City Area median household income is $51,041. On average Rapid City Area residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #186

Rapid City Area	27,062 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rapid City Area	26,646 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rapid City Area	33,036 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rapid City Area	22,159 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #218

Rapid City Area	51,041 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rapid City Area	66,381 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rapid City Area	12.63%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Rapid City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Dakota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Rapid City Area		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.66%	$14,124, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.57%	$16,658, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.46%	$3,400, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.35%	$22,208, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rapid City Area	63,478 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rapid City Area	78,805 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rapid City Area	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$52,665, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Black	$49,609, see rank	$33,516	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,029, see rank	$38,767	$42,396
Asian	$45,743, see rank	$47,094	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,351, see rank	$25,438	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$39,583, see rank	$39,821	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,409, see rank	$35,921	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,100, see rank	$40,598	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rapid City Area	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$31,513, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,304, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,505, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$39,084, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rapid City Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	109,270, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	54,825, 50.17%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	39,773, 72.55%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,029, 3.70%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	37,744, 68.84%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	35,900, 95.11%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,844, 4.89%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,052, 27.45%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	54,445, 49.83%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	35,379, 64.98%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	308, 0.57%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	35,071, 64.42%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33,342, 95.07%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,729, 4.93%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,066, 35.02%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rapid City Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	69,816, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	56,932, 81.55%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,848, 9.81%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	332, 0.48%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	2,001, 2.87%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	809, 1.16%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,894, 4.15%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rapid City Area	17.5 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rapid City Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	69,242	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	35,900, 51.85%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,663, 29.70%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,645, 15.72%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,531, 18.19%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	426, 1.19%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,607, 12.83%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,586, 15.56%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	33,342, 48.15%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,279, 36.83%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,798, 23.39%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,628, 34.87%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	126, 0.38%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	90, 0.27%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,268, 3.80%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rapid City Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	69,242, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,038, 4.39%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	5,351, 7.73%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,837, 5.54%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,903, 2.75%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,290, 11.97%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,815, 4.07%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	1,291, 1.86%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,509, 6.51%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,384, 7.78%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16,174, 23.36%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,218, 13.31%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,539, 6.56%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,893, 4.18%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rapid City Area	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,207	12.02%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,810	7.80%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.