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Rapid City Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 139,040
| Rapid City Area | % | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| English | 51,662 | 93.80%, see rank | 91.90% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,173 | 2.13%, see rank | 2.54% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,150 | 2.09%, see rank | 2.46% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 474 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.82% | 3.36% |
| Other | 620 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.28% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 126,696
| Rapid City Area | % | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| English | 47,351 | 93.64%, see rank | 91.89% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,044 | 2.06%, see rank | 2.44% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 985 | 1.95%, see rank | 2.72% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 439 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.68% | 3.24% |
| Other | 747 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.27% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 123,078
| Rapid City Area | % | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| English | 46,080 | 92.80%, see rank | 91.65% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,223 | 2.46%, see rank | 2.44% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 939 | 1.89%, see rank | 2.91% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 530 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.67% | 3.14% |
| Other | 881 | 1.77%, see rank | 2.33% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 121,029
| Rapid City Area | % | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| English | 45,029 | 92.85%, see rank | 92.01% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,269 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.39% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 973 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 444 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.63% | 2.95% |
| Other | 783 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.16% | 0.87% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.