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Rapid City, South Dakota Economy Profile

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 Rapid City, South Dakota United States
StateSouth Dakota
CityRapid City
Total population59,607 281,421,906
Male29,224138,053,563
Female30,383143,368,343
Median age (years)34.835.3
Total households23,969105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)35,97841,994

Rapid City, South Dakota Economy

15.65% Rapid City, South Dakota households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.18.86% Rapid City, South Dakota households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Rapid City, South Dakota household is $35,978. Rapid City, South Dakota households with supplemental security income account for 1.99% of Rapid City, South Dakota households. There are 1.87% households with public assistance income in Rapid City, South Dakota.

78.93% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Rapid City, South Dakota. Government workers account for 15.01% of Rapid City, South Dakota workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Rapid City, South Dakota are thirty thousand, nine hundred and eighty-five dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $21,913.

sixty-eight point eight one percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Rapid City, South Dakota. Among them 33.53% are females aged 16 and over. 22.37% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Ten point five eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Rapid City, South Dakota.

 Rapid City, South Dakota %, Rapid City, South Dakota United States
Population 16 years and over46,430  217,168,077
In labor force31,948 68.81%63.92%
- Civilian labor force31,089 66.96%63.39%
- - Employed29,586 63.72%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,503 3.24%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.8  5.8
- Armed Forces859 1.85%0.53%
Not in labor force14,482 31.19%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over24,020 51.73%51.66%
In labor force15,569 33.53%29.72%
- Civilian labor force15,415 33.2%29.65%
- - Employed14,699 31.66%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years4,633 9.98%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force3,330  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over30,053  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone25,260 84.05%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,979 9.91%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)234 0.78%4.73%
Walked637 2.12%2.93%
Other means213 0.71%1.19%
Worked at home730 2.43%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)15.8 0.05%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over29,586  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations9,715 32.84%33.65%
Service occupations5,055 17.09%14.86%
Sales and office occupations8,717 29.46%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations129 0.44%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,554 8.63%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,416 11.55%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining338 1.14%1.87%
Construction1,964 6.64%6.78%
Manufacturing2,653 8.97%14.1%
Wholesale trade904 3.06%3.6%
Retail trade4,316 14.59%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,094 3.7%5.2%
Information689 2.33%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing2,383 8.05%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,162 7.31%9.3%
Educational, health and social services6,619 22.37%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services3,129 10.58%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,802 6.09%4.87%
Public administration1,533 5.18%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers23,352 78.93%78.47%
Government workers4,441 15.01%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,750 5.91%6.63%
Unpaid family workers43 0.15%0.31%
 Rapid City, South Dakota %, Rapid City, South Dakota United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households24,054  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,291 9.52%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,625 6.76%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9994,080 16.96%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9993,765 15.65%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9994,537 18.86%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,263 17.72%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,782 7.41%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,057 4.39%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999288 1.2%2.2%
$200,000 or more366 1.52%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)35,978  41,994
With earnings19,521 42.04%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)45,361  56,604
With Social Security income6,419 13.83%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,056  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income923 1.99%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,233  6,320
With public assistance income870 1.87%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,725  3,032
With retirement income3,923 8.45%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,057  17,376
 
Families15,363  72,261,780
Less than $10,000863 5.62%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999767 4.99%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,893 12.32%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9992,065 13.44%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9993,190 20.76%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,424 22.29%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,656 10.78%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999917 5.97%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999259 1.69%2.75%
$200,000 or more329 2.14%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)44,818  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)19,445  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,985  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,913  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,441  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,300 90.22%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years762 52.88%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present869  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years829 95.4%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years506 58.23%42.27%
 
Individuals7,328  33,899,812
18 years and over4,648 63.43%65.35%
- 65 years and over515 7.03%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,549 34.78%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,606 21.92%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,722 37.15%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.