Rapid Valley, South Dakota

Back to Rapid Valley, SD housing info, Pennington County, South Dakota, SD smaller cities, SD small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rapid Valley, SD Pennington County Population in July 2007: 7,636. Males: 3,851   (50.4%) Females: 3,785   (49.6%) Median resident age:   30.5 years South Dakota median age:   35.6 years Zip codes: 57703. Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,295 (it was $39,816 in 2000) Rapid Valley:   $46,295 South Dakota:   $43,424 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,429 Rapid Valley:   $18,429 South Dakota:   $22,252 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,585 (it was $76,000 in 2000) Rapid Valley:   $135,585 South Dakota:   $118,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $127,754; Detached houses: $142,302; In 2-unit structures: $229,786; Mobile homes: $36,330 Rapid Valley, SD residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Rapid Valley: White Non-Hispanic (89.5%) American Indian (6.1%) Two or more races (3.7%) Hispanic (2.5%) Black (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Rapid Valley: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rapid Valley, South Dakota on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rapid Valley is mentioned 156 times on our forum: Rapid Valley  (23 replies) Things to Think About if You're Considering SD  (116 replies) South Dakota Pictures  (561 replies) You know you grew up in Rapid in the 80s if . . .  (64 replies) Honest view of Rapid City needed!  (40 replies) Rapid City/Black Hills Jobs  (79 replies) Ancestries: German (40.3%), Irish (14.1%), Norwegian (13.6%), English (6.2%), French (5.3%), United States (5.1%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 3100 feet Land area: 10.1 square miles. Population density: 752 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Rapid Valley, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rapid Valley-area historical tornado activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1991, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Rapid Valley place center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Rapid Valley-area historical earthquake activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from Rapid Valley center
On 2/6/1996 at 16:08:36, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from Rapid Valley center
On 2/7/2007 at 10:35:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/1990 at 04:15:27, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.1 miles away from Rapid Valley center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable location: Rapid City KOA (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	78.6%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

This place:	8.7%
Whole state:	13.2%

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rapid Valley, SD

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9.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,849 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.16%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($828 average AGI)

Pennington County:	0.28%
South Dakota average:	0.10%

from Meade County, SD	1.48% ($30,479 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, SD	0.37% ($29,662)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.24% ($29,438)

9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.05%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)

Pennington County:	0.25%
South Dakota average:	0.08%

to Meade County, SD	1.43% ($34,546 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.29% ($42,255)
to Lawrence County, SD	0.26% ($33,474)