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Rapid City, South Dakota QuickFacts

	Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
Total population	59,607	281,421,906
State	South Dakota
City	rapid city

Rapid City, South Dakota Population

	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
Male	29,224	49.03%	49.06%
Female	30,383	50.97%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.8		35.3

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	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
18 years and over	44,544	74.73%	74.31%
21 years and over	41,361	69.39%	69.97%
62 years and over	9,167	15.38%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,888	13.23%	12.43%

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	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
White	50,266	84.33%	75.14%
Black or African American	579	0.97%	12.32%
Asian	594	1.0%	3.64%
Some other race	6,515	10.93%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,653	2.77%	2.43%

Rapid City, South Dakota Housing

	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
Total households	23,969		105,480,101
Family households (families)	15,211	63.46%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	8,758	36.54%	31.94%

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	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
Total housing units	25,127		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,127	4.49%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	23,969	95.39%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,211	56.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,758	38.83%	30.77%

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	Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	700	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,326	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,934	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,029	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	546	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	218	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	78	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	31	0.57%
Median (dollars)	89,700	119,600

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	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,292	26.25%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	7,400	30.87%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,582	14.94%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,306	13.79%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,863	7.77%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,569	6.55%	9.65%

Rapid City, South Dakota Education

	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,101		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,054	6.55%	6.47%
Kindergarten	780	4.84%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,590	40.93%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,461	21.5%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,216	26.18%	22.81%

Rapid City, South Dakota Economy

	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
Population 16 years and over	46,430		217,168,077
In labor force	31,948	68.81%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	31,089	66.96%	63.39%
- - Employed	29,586	63.72%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,503	3.24%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	859	1.85%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,482	31.19%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	24,020	51.73%	51.66%
In labor force	15,569	33.53%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	15,415	33.2%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,699	31.66%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,633	9.98%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,330		12,787,501

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	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	24,054		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,291	9.52%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,625	6.76%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,080	16.96%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,765	15.65%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,537	18.86%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,263	17.72%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,782	7.41%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,057	4.39%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	288	1.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	366	1.52%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,978		41,994

	Rapid City, South Dakota	%, Rapid City, South Dakota	United States
With earnings	19,521	42.04%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,361		56,604
With Social Security income	6,419	13.83%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,056		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	923	1.99%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,233		6,320
With public assistance income	870	1.87%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,725		3,032
With retirement income	3,923	8.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,057		17,376

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