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Rapid City, SD vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow is 0% more densely populated than Rapid City.
- People are 3.7% more likely to be married in Butte-Silver Bow.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Butte-Silver Bow.
 Rapid City, SDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,368329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201069,138  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,892285,036,114
 Population - 199054,523  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now44.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.093.4
 Land Area54.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rapid City, SDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Rapid City, SDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 White77.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rapid City, SDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Married Population45.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households30,737  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,05680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,767  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
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 4 years ago

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

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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