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57703 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57703 covers Rapid City, South Dakota, with a population of about 17,543 and a median household income of $84,495.

Population
17,543135 per square mile
Median age
37.90.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$84,4951.2× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$364,395up 28.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,3941.5× the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
21.1%13.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
86%21 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
396

Where 57703 is

Rapid City, South Dakota — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population17,543
Median age37.9
Family households65.6%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)76.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Veterans12.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$84,495
Income per person$36,570
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k19.6%
$100–125k17.0%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,340
Mean adjusted gross income$67,033
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$250,300
Median gross rent$1,394
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied86%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house69.7%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units6.1%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home17.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$364,395as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.9%
Typical asking rent$1,538as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$364,395$160,487

$160,487 in 2008 to $364,395 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home9.9%
Drives to work alone80.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73% 2.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments396
People employed5,454
Annual payroll$268,721,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 67.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.1 out of 100
Community resilience59.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with South Dakota and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPSouth DakotaUnited States
Median household income$84,495$72,421$78,538
Income per person$36,570$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$250,300$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,394$912$1,348
Homeownership86%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%3%5.2%
Works from home9.9%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2%3.9%13.9%
Median age37.937.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRAPID CITY WFO, SD US3.9 km away
Rain in a year20 in
Snow in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January36.5°F / 16.2°F0.31 in rain, 5.3 in snow
February38.3°F / 17.5°F0.53 in rain, 9.1 in snow
March47.4°F / 25.6°F0.94 in rain, 10.4 in snow
April55°F / 34°F2.26 in rain, 10 in snow
May65.3°F / 44.6°F4.12 in rain, 2.2 in snow
June76.2°F / 54.6°F3.33 in rain, 0.1 in snow
July84.4°F / 61.6°F2.62 in rain
August83.4°F / 59.9°F2.17 in rain
September74°F / 50.8°F1.4 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October58.8°F / 37.9°F1.49 in rain, 3.4 in snow
November47°F / 26.6°F0.48 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December37.6°F / 18.6°F0.37 in rain, 6.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rapid City School District 51-476.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Douglas School District 51-121% of this ZIP code's land area
New Underwood School District 51-32.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

57701 Rapid City, SD10.6 km away
57709 Rapid City, SD11.7 km away
57719 Box Elder, SD11.8 km away
57706 Ellsworth Afb, SD13.4 km away
57702 Rapid City, SD15.4 km away
57718 Black Hawk, SD17.9 km away
57769 Piedmont, SD25.3 km away
57751 Keystone, SD25.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Pennington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area129.78 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density135 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.0480, -103.1763

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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