Rapid City, Michigan

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Population in 2010: 1,352.
Males: 630  (46.6%)
Females: 722  (53.4%)
Median resident age:

55.1 years
Michigan median age:

40.3 years

Zip codes: 49676.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,130
Rapid City:

$55,130
MI:

$66,986

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,256

Rapid City CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,504
Rapid City:

$170,504
MI:

$224,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $224,039; detached houses: $239,500; mobile homes: $60,101

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,103.

March 2022 cost of living index in Rapid City: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.0%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 6.2% for other race residents, 45.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Rapid City, MI (2022)
    • 1,10792.8%White alone
    • 534.4%Hispanic
    • 90.8%American Indian alone
    • 100.8%Two or more races
    • 10.08%Other race alone

Races in Rapid City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Michigan and other state lists, there were 23 registered sex offenders living in Rapid City, Michigan as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Rapid City is 77 to 1.


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Ancestries: German (23.7%), American (22.1%), English (16.0%), European (7.1%), Irish (4.8%), Scottish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 626 feet

6 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.5%
Michigan:

6.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,666 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,810 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (118.0 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (181.4 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (239.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Alden, MI (1.8 miles),
Elk Rapids, MI (2.8 miles ),
Kalkaska, MI (2.9 miles ),
Bellaire, MI (3.3 miles ),
Mancelona, MI (3.4 miles ),
South Boardman, MI (3.7 miles ),
Manistee Lake, MI (3.7 miles ),
Central Lake, MI (4.0 miles )

Latitude: 44.83 N, Longitude: 85.28 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 231

Distribution of median household income in Rapid City, MI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Rapid City, MI in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.4%
Michigan:

3.5%
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Tornado activity:

Rapid City-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the Rapid City place center killed 2 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/26/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Rapid City-area historical earthquake activity is near Michigan state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 337.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 305.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 179.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 300.8 miles away from Rapid City center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 144.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 296.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kalkaska County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Rapid City:

  • KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; KALKASKA, MI)
  • KALKASKA DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; KALKASKA, MI)
  • MEADOW BROOK MEDICAL CARE FACILITY (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; BELLAIRE, MI)
  • MUNSON HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)
  • MUNSON HOSPICE (Hospital, about 16 miles away; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)
  • TRAVERSE CITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 16 miles away; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)

Amtrak stations near Rapid City:

  • 8 miles: KALKASA (KALKASKA, 2325 U.S. 131 NORTH) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
  • 13 miles: MANCELONA (849 U.S. 131) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
  • 19 miles: TRAVERSE CITY (3233 CASS ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rapid City:

  • Northwestern Michigan College (about 16 miles; Traverse City, MI; Full-time enrollment: 3,276)
  • Mid Michigan Community College (about 66 miles; Harrison, MI; FT enrollment: 3,653)
  • Ferris State University (about 80 miles; Big Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 11,238)
  • Central Michigan University (about 90 miles; Mount Pleasant, MI; FT enrollment: 22,758)
  • Northwood University-Michigan (about 98 miles; Midland, MI; FT enrollment: 2,763)
  • Delta College (about 110 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 7,480)
  • Saginaw Valley State University (about 111 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 9,021)

Public elementary/middle school in Rapid City:

  • RAPID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 5258 RIVER RD, Grades: KG-5)

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Notable locations in Rapid City: Torch Grove Campgrounds (A), Clearwater Township Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rapid City include: Assembly of God Church (A), Church of Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Rapid River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Rapid City: Freedom Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Kalkaska County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rapid City and their reported violations in the past:

SOUTH TORCH RESORT (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
KRITTERS HIDEAWAY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rapid City that have no violations reported:

  • TORCH RIVIERA RESTAURANT (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TORCH RIVER MARINE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
Michigan:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

65.0%
Whole state:

66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.3%
Whole state:

6.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Rapid City:

Marital status in Rapid City, MI
  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

For population 25 years and over in Rapid City:

  • High school or higher: 94.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 44.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.7
Michigan average:

11.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Rapid City, MI (based on Kalkaska County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,80516
Catholic7791
Mainline Protestant3243
Other1622
None14,083-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
This county:

2.92 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Kalkaska County:

1.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
This county:

5.84 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 13
Kalkaska County:

7.60 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.4%
State:

9.7%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.8%
State:

29.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

11.9%
State:

13.4%

Businesses in Rapid City, MI

  • Ace Hardware: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Rapid City:

  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
  • WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLJN (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS MEDIA, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rapid City:

  • WKLT (97.5 FM; KALKASKA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WJZQ (92.9 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WICA (91.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WKPK (106.7 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF GAYLORD, INC.)
  • WKHQ-FM (105.9 FM; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WBCM (93.5 FM; BOYNE CITY, MI; Owner: WBCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR-FM (101.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WLJN-FM (89.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS MEDIA, INC.)
  • W201CM (88.1 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WNMC-FM (90.7 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE)
  • WFCX (94.3 FM; LELAND, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTLI (89.3 FM; BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCCW-FM (107.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WLXT (96.3 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WICV (100.9 FM; EAST JORDAN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WBLW (88.1 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WGFN (98.1 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJZJ (95.5 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Rapid City:

  • WGTU (Channel 29; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCMV (Channel 27; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • W68DD (Channel 68; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62CQ (Channel 62; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WWTV (Channel 9; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
  • W25CU (Channel 25; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: EDWARD J. HESS AND/OR MADGE E. HESS)
  • W36BZ (Channel 36; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W56DF (Channel 56; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W15BM (Channel 15; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W34CE (Channel 34; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48CC (Channel 48; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CP (Channel 52; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W58CN (Channel 58; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66CX (Channel 66; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W55CL (Channel 55; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W54CR (Channel 54; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)

Rapid City fatal accident list:

Nov 4, 2020 07:20 PM, Cr-Wilhelm Rd Nw, Lat: 44.823397, Lon: -85.279064, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jul 4, 2017 03:50 PM, Cr-W Plum Valley Rd, Lat: 44.846117, Lon: -85.305286, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 4Number of bridges
  • 33ft / 10.3mTotal length
  • $124,000Total costs
  • 9,190Total average daily traffic
  • 687Total average daily truck traffic
  • 15,210Total future (year 2010) average daily traffic

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 17. The highest number of fires - 38 took place in 2018, and the least - 5 in 2012. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Rapid City, MI When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.5%), and Outside Fires (26.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rapid City, MI
    • 15755.5%Structure Fires
    • 7526.5%Outside Fires
    • 4014.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 113.9%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rapid City, MI
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rapid City, MI
  • 64.6%Utility gas
  • 21.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.7%Wood
  • 6.3%Electricity
  • 1.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rapid City, MI
  • 47.2%Electricity
  • 37.7%Utility gas
  • 15.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Rapid City compared to Michigan state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
There are 7 pilots and 1 other airmen in this city.
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