Another notable thing is that Rapid City is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Rapid City’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rapid City has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rapid City a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Rapid City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Rapid City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.20% of adults in Rapid City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Rapid City in 2022 was $29,801, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,204 for a family of four. However, Rapid City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rapid City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rapid City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Rapid City include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Rapid City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
