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DEMOGRAPHICS

2007 Rapid City MSA Population - 119,600
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - a geographical entity that has at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory with a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Rapid City MSA includes Pennington and Meade County.

Population

 
Pennington County
 
Rapid City
2007 94,900   69,242
2006 94,100   67,477
2005 93,200   66,000
2004 92,500   60,262
2000 88,117   59,607
1990 81,343   54,523
1980 70,135   46,492
1970 59,349   43,836
1960 58,195   42,399
1950 34,053   25,310

 

Present Trade Area Population: 94,900
Present Rapid City MSA Population: 119,600

 

Sex Population by Sex Median Age
Male 47,018 35
Female 47,893 38

 

Total Households Median Household EBI Average Household EBI Per Capita EBI Average Household Size
38,200 $38,298 $48,077 $19,373 2.41


*EBI (Effective Buying Income) is disposable personal income, amount of gross income available after taxes, to purchase goods/services. Demographics USA County Edition 2007


Race Distribution

http://www.census.gov
http://www.usd.edu/brbinfo/sdc/census.htm
Demographics USA County Edition 2001

 

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