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Rapid City, SD vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville is 0% more densely populated than Rapid City.
- People are 11.9% less likely to be married in Asheville.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Asheville.
 Rapid City, SDAsheville, NCUnited States
 Population73,94293,272329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%52.2%50.5%
 Male Population50.4%47.8%49.5%
 Median Age38.140.338.4
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 Population - 201069,13883,407309,327,143
 Population - 200059,60768,889285,036,114
 Population - 199054,52361,607251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now32.3%34.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now44.6%50.7%30.8%
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 Population Density1,356.12,046.793.4
 Land Area54.545.63,531,905.4
 Water Area0.10.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rapid City, SDAsheville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%4.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.1%5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%4.5%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.6%2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%2.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.2%4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%17.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.2%14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.6%12.4%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.1%6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%5.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7411.5%11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%5.0%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.3%3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Rapid City, SDAsheville, NCUnited States
 White77.0%77.5%59.4%
 Black1.4%10.9%12.2%
 Asian1.3%1.3%5.6%
 Native American8.1%0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.3%0.2%
 Other0.6%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%2.3%3.2%
 Hispanic5.9%7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rapid City, SDAsheville, NCUnited States
 Married Population45.9%40.4%49.8%
     Currently Married44.6%38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%1.8%1.8%
 Single Population54.1%59.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%39.7%33.8%
 Divorced15.0%14.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%5.8%5.6%
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 Household Size2.292.312.60
 Households30,73738,933124,010,992
 Family Households16,97018,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%27.4%30.5%
     Married couple, no children47.9%50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,76720,70343,255,233
     Single householder, w/children16.8%14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%8.4%10.8%
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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