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Language Spoken At Home in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 117,456 | 100% |
English only | 112,666 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 4,790 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,314 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,628 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 582 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,169 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 247 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 751 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 340 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,242 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 145 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 126,696 | 100% |
American | 5,306 | 4.2% |
Arab | 288 | 0.2% |
Czech | 2,341 | 1.8% |
Danish | 1,964 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 3,755 | 3.0% |
English | 11,879 | 9.4% |
French (except Basque) | 3,979 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 1,065 | 0.8% |
German | 47,073 | 37.2% |
Greek | 291 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 175 | 0.1% |
Irish | 17,861 | 14.1% |
Italian | 3,332 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 190 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 13,370 | 10.6% |
Polish | 2,454 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 353 | 0.3% |
Russian | 1,872 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,532 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 2,363 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 99 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 162 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 4,313 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 343 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 170 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,260 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 24 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 50,566 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 33,192 | 65.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,924 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 25,799 | 51.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,061 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,091 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,254 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,302 | 10.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,609 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 17,374 | 34.4% |
Householder living alone | 13,945 | 27.6% |
65 years and over | 4,785 | 9.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 16,169 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,525 | 22.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 122,760 | 100% |
Householder | 50,566 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 25,567 | 20.8% |
Child | 34,843 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 4,130 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 7,654 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 3,588 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 50,057 | 100% |
Never married | 15,388 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 27,000 | 53.9% |
Separated | 586 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 1,221 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 5,862 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 50,435 | 100% |
Never married | 11,943 | 23.7% |
Now married, except separated | 26,614 | 52.8% |
Separated | 823 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 4,049 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 7,006 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,065 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 761 | 36.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 134 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,622 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 646 | 39.8% |
Less than 1 year | 133 | 8.2% |
1 or 2 years | 140 | 8.6% |
3 or 4 years | 35 | 2.2% |
5 or more years | 338 | 20.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 646 | 100% |
Who are female | 380 | 58.8% |
Who are married | 453 | 70.1% |
School Enrollment in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 32,438 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,028 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,234 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,991 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,666 | 20.5% |
College or graduate school | 8,519 | 26.3% |
Educational Attainment in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 83,151 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,068 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,010 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,418 | 29.4% |
Some college, no degree | 21,638 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 7,971 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,755 | 17.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,291 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.5% |
Veteran Status in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 93,005 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,384 | 15.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 122,559 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,711 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 31,081 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,301 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 75,329 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,777 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 16,149 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,633 | 34.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 124,879 | 100% |
Same house | 100,807 | 80.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,353 | 18.7% |
Same county | 13,491 | 10.8% |
Different county | 9,862 | 7.9% |
Same state | 4,324 | 3.5% |
Different state | 5,538 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 719 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 126,696 | 100% |
Native | 124,435 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 122,705 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 72,121 | 56.9% |
Different state | 50,584 | 39.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,730 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 2,261 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,261 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,108 | 49.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,153 | 51.0% |
Year of Entry in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,991 | 100% |
Native | 1,730 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,729 | 99.9% |
Foreign born | 2,261 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 110 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,151 | 95.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rapid City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,261 | 100% |
Europe | 454 | 20.1% |
Asia | 830 | 36.7% |
Africa | 99 | 4.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 583 | 25.8% |
Northern America | 295 | 13.0% |