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People QuickFacts |
Rapid City |
South Dakota |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
62,715 | 781,919 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
5.1% | 3.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
59,607 | 754,844 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.0% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.3% | 26.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.2% | 14.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.0% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
84.3% | 88.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.0% | 0.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
10.1% | 8.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.0% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.8% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.8% | 1.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
45.0% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.4% | 1.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% | 6.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.3% | 84.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.7% | 21.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
15.8 | 16.6 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
25,096 | 323,208 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.3% | 68.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$89,700 | $79,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
23,969 | 290,245 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.39 | 2.50 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$35,978 | $35,282 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,445 | $17,562 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
12.7% | 13.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Rapid City |
South Dakota |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
774,386 | 7,845,096 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,462,691 | 9,601,175 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$24,230 | $12,627 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
182,335 | 1,226,459 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,613 | 69,536 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.6% | 1.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 22.4% |
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