ZIP Code 57703 — Rapid City city, SD Demographics & Data

ZIP code 57703 covers Rapid City, SD in Pennington County with a population of about 17,543.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 37.9 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 605; U.S. House district SD-00; the RAPID CITY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 57703 is about $84,495 — about 12% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 10.4%; unemployment rate near 2.5%; 21.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 12.7 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Construction; about 9.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.3 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $250,300 — about 28% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,260 (about 8% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 86.0% (about 20.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 57703 in Rapid City, SD, a household would need roughly $69,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,608. That sits below the local median household income ($84,495), suggesting the typical household income is closer to a workable buy-in level under these assumptions. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Rapid City city, SD as Relatively Low (composite score 78.6), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (97.2) and flood (75.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Rapid City city, SD show little to no average snow and around 17.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,077 for ZIP 57703 (Rapid City city, SD) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.