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Rapid City Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 112,818
Land Area (2000): 16,179.083 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 51.754 square kilometers

Rapid City Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	87,103	2002	89,294	2005	118,257
2000	90,726	2003	115,820	2006	119,115
2001	88,771	2004	117,599	2007	121,126

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	162,248	70.90%
Rural, Farm	9,588	4.19%
Rural, Non-farm	56,996	24.91%

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Rapid City Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	49,806	48,164	1,642	3.30%	33
1991	51,508	49,530	1,978	3.84%	39
1992	52,393	50,494	1,899	3.63%	37
1993	54,358	52,269	2,089	3.84%	39
1994	55,615	53,648	1,967	3.54%	36
1995	56,737	54,818	1,919	3.38%	34
1996	57,985	55,905	2,080	3.59%	36
1997	58,538	56,725	1,814	3.10%	31
1998	60,032	58,372	1,660	2.77%	28
1999	61,079	59,532	1,547	2.53%	26
2000	61,102	59,580	1,522	2.49%	25
2001	62,360	60,530	1,830	2.93%	29
2002	62,981	61,039	1,941	3.08%	31
2003	63,940	61,847	2,093	3.27%	33
2004	65,002	62,754	2,249	3.46%	35
2005	65,429	63,147	2,282	3.49%	35
2006	65,808	63,851	1,957	2.97%	30
2007	66,928	65,019	1,909	2.85%	29
2008	67,515	65,636	1,879	2.78%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	47,806	45,586	2,220	4.64%	46
Feb 1990	47,705	45,634	2,071	4.34%	43
Mar 1990	48,185	46,195	1,990	4.13%	41
Apr 1990	48,499	46,746	1,753	3.61%	36
May 1990	49,767	48,146	1,621	3.26%	33
Jun 1990	51,156	49,822	1,334	2.61%	26
Jul 1990	51,521	50,417	1,104	2.14%	21
Aug 1990	52,000	50,697	1,303	2.51%	25
Sep 1990	50,248	48,760	1,488	2.96%	30
Oct 1990	50,877	49,424	1,453	2.86%	29
Nov 1990	50,382	48,694	1,688	3.35%	34
Dec 1990	49,523	47,845	1,678	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	48,852	46,565	2,287	4.68%	47
Feb 1991	49,102	46,735	2,367	4.82%	48
Mar 1991	49,522	47,138	2,384	4.81%	48
Apr 1991	50,423	48,450	1,973	3.91%	39
May 1991	51,596	49,527	2,069	4.01%	40
Jun 1991	53,232	51,318	1,914	3.60%	36
Jul 1991	53,491	51,935	1,556	2.91%	29
Aug 1991	53,238	51,666	1,572	2.95%	30
Sep 1991	52,145	50,257	1,888	3.62%	36
Oct 1991	52,602	50,771	1,831	3.48%	35
Nov 1991	52,361	50,451	1,910	3.65%	36
Dec 1991	51,530	49,543	1,987	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	50,108	47,725	2,383	4.76%	48
Feb 1992	49,645	47,497	2,148	4.33%	43
Mar 1992	50,283	48,081	2,202	4.38%	44
Apr 1992	51,355	49,497	1,858	3.62%	36
May 1992	52,373	50,377	1,996	3.81%	38
Jun 1992	54,895	52,938	1,957	3.56%	36
Jul 1992	55,167	53,574	1,593	2.89%	29
Aug 1992	55,036	53,522	1,514	2.75%	28
Sep 1992	52,693	50,984	1,709	3.24%	32
Oct 1992	52,297	50,636	1,661	3.18%	32
Nov 1992	52,764	50,865	1,899	3.60%	36
Dec 1992	52,105	50,233	1,872	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	51,513	48,881	2,632	5.11%	51
Feb 1993	51,909	49,228	2,681	5.16%	52
Mar 1993	52,575	50,016	2,559	4.87%	49
Apr 1993	53,034	50,869	2,165	4.08%	41
May 1993	53,607	51,502	2,105	3.93%	39
Jun 1993	55,781	53,830	1,951	3.50%	35
Jul 1993	57,080	55,516	1,564	2.74%	27
Aug 1993	57,641	56,091	1,550	2.69%	27
Sep 1993	54,998	53,121	1,877	3.41%	34
Oct 1993	55,279	53,349	1,930	3.49%	35
Nov 1993	54,751	52,630	2,121	3.87%	39
Dec 1993	54,125	52,194	1,931	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	52,996	50,480	2,516	4.75%	47
Feb 1994	52,988	50,679	2,309	4.36%	44
Mar 1994	53,370	50,928	2,442	4.58%	46
Apr 1994	54,689	52,713	1,976	3.61%	36
May 1994	56,013	54,001	2,012	3.59%	36
Jun 1994	57,150	55,438	1,712	3.00%	30
Jul 1994	58,127	56,483	1,644	2.83%	28
Aug 1994	58,779	57,141	1,638	2.79%	28
Sep 1994	56,116	54,227	1,889	3.37%	34
Oct 1994	56,314	54,548	1,766	3.14%	31
Nov 1994	55,647	53,715	1,932	3.47%	35
Dec 1994	55,191	53,423	1,768	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	55,016	52,813	2,203	4.00%	40
Feb 1995	55,174	53,140	2,034	3.69%	37
Mar 1995	55,492	53,278	2,214	3.99%	40
Apr 1995	56,188	54,147	2,041	3.63%	36
May 1995	56,727	54,627	2,100	3.70%	37
Jun 1995	57,462	55,594	1,868	3.25%	33
Jul 1995	58,904	57,184	1,720	2.92%	29
Aug 1995	58,678	57,120	1,558	2.66%	27
Sep 1995	56,833	55,094	1,739	3.06%	31
Oct 1995	57,073	55,345	1,728	3.03%	30
Nov 1995	56,820	54,858	1,962	3.45%	35
Dec 1995	56,476	54,615	1,861	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	55,458	52,991	2,467	4.45%	44
Feb 1996	55,810	53,367	2,443	4.38%	44
Mar 1996	56,112	53,457	2,655	4.73%	47
Apr 1996	56,769	54,565	2,204	3.88%	39
May 1996	57,836	55,624	2,212	3.82%	38
Jun 1996	59,769	57,877	1,892	3.17%	32
Jul 1996	60,743	58,938	1,805	2.97%	30
Aug 1996	60,318	58,716	1,602	2.66%	27
Sep 1996	58,117	56,385	1,732	2.98%	30
Oct 1996	58,455	56,706	1,749	2.99%	30
Nov 1996	58,566	56,400	2,166	3.70%	37
Dec 1996	57,864	55,828	2,036	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	56,593	54,097	2,496	4.41%	44
Feb 1997	56,679	54,530	2,149	3.79%	38
Mar 1997	57,563	55,378	2,185	3.80%	38
Apr 1997	57,514	55,676	1,838	3.20%	32
May 1997	58,708	56,773	1,935	3.30%	33
Jun 1997	60,263	58,632	1,631	2.71%	27
Jul 1997	61,030	59,524	1,506	2.47%	25
Aug 1997	61,437	59,996	1,441	2.35%	23
Sep 1997	58,454	56,865	1,589	2.72%	27
Oct 1997	58,511	56,887	1,624	2.78%	28
Nov 1997	58,339	56,659	1,680	2.88%	29
Dec 1997	57,367	55,678	1,689	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	58,395	56,186	2,209	3.78%	38
Feb 1998	58,369	56,457	1,912	3.28%	33
Mar 1998	58,901	56,880	2,021	3.43%	34
Apr 1998	59,008	57,316	1,692	2.87%	29
May 1998	60,122	58,362	1,760	2.93%	29
Jun 1998	61,288	59,742	1,546	2.52%	25
Jul 1998	62,054	60,655	1,399	2.25%	23
Aug 1998	62,221	60,939	1,282	2.06%	21
Sep 1998	60,752	59,384	1,368	2.25%	23
Oct 1998	60,413	59,002	1,411	2.34%	23
Nov 1998	59,605	57,892	1,713	2.87%	29
Dec 1998	59,254	57,646	1,608	2.71%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	59,003	57,051	1,952	3.31%	33
Feb 1999	59,164	57,448	1,716	2.90%	29
Mar 1999	60,010	58,288	1,722	2.87%	29
Apr 1999	60,416	58,970	1,446	2.39%	24
May 1999	61,265	59,658	1,607	2.62%	26
Jun 1999	63,070	61,470	1,600	2.54%	25
Jul 1999	63,360	61,862	1,498	2.36%	24
Aug 1999	63,797	62,467	1,330	2.08%	21
Sep 1999	61,126	59,681	1,445	2.36%	24
Oct 1999	60,837	59,584	1,253	2.06%	21
Nov 1999	60,886	59,371	1,515	2.49%	25
Dec 1999	60,018	58,533	1,485	2.47%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	59,094	57,149	1,945	3.29%	33
Feb 2000	59,065	57,230	1,835	3.11%	31
Mar 2000	59,877	58,021	1,856	3.10%	31
Apr 2000	61,028	59,598	1,430	2.34%	23
May 2000	61,240	59,623	1,617	2.64%	26
Jun 2000	63,171	61,763	1,408	2.23%	22
Jul 2000	63,445	62,153	1,292	2.04%	20
Aug 2000	63,458	62,198	1,260	1.99%	20
Sep 2000	61,592	60,328	1,264	2.05%	21
Oct 2000	60,781	59,480	1,301	2.14%	21
Nov 2000	60,231	58,681	1,550	2.57%	26
Dec 2000	60,238	58,735	1,503	2.50%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	60,254	58,265	1,989	3.30%	33
Feb 2001	60,644	58,658	1,986	3.27%	33
Mar 2001	60,674	58,597	2,077	3.42%	34
Apr 2001	61,831	60,053	1,778	2.88%	29
May 2001	62,616	60,782	1,834	2.93%	29
Jun 2001	64,193	62,462	1,731	2.70%	27
Jul 2001	65,053	63,445	1,608	2.47%	25
Aug 2001	65,221	63,553	1,668	2.56%	26
Sep 2001	62,883	61,240	1,643	2.61%	26
Oct 2001	62,250	60,497	1,753	2.82%	28
Nov 2001	61,548	59,616	1,932	3.14%	31
Dec 2001	61,149	59,192	1,957	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	59,752	57,505	2,247	3.76%	38
Feb 2002	60,844	58,445	2,399	3.94%	39
Mar 2002	61,034	58,506	2,528	4.14%	41
Apr 2002	61,709	59,730	1,979	3.21%	32
May 2002	62,806	60,865	1,941	3.09%	31
Jun 2002	64,905	63,056	1,849	2.85%	28
Jul 2002	66,190	64,444	1,746	2.64%	26
Aug 2002	66,549	64,879	1,670	2.51%	25
Sep 2002	63,737	62,134	1,603	2.52%	25
Oct 2002	63,360	61,718	1,642	2.59%	26
Nov 2002	62,535	60,696	1,839	2.94%	29
Dec 2002	62,345	60,492	1,853	2.97%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	61,410	59,178	2,232	3.63%	36
Feb 2003	61,905	59,814	2,091	3.38%	34
Mar 2003	62,140	59,813	2,327	3.74%	37
Apr 2003	63,347	61,373	1,974	3.12%	31
May 2003	63,944	61,847	2,097	3.28%	33
Jun 2003	65,993	63,885	2,108	3.19%	32
Jul 2003	66,988	64,950	2,038	3.04%	30
Aug 2003	67,164	65,169	1,995	2.97%	30
Sep 2003	64,180	62,123	2,057	3.21%	32
Oct 2003	63,530	61,558	1,972	3.10%	31
Nov 2003	63,408	61,285	2,123	3.35%	33
Dec 2003	63,276	61,173	2,103	3.32%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	62,382	59,862	2,520	4.04%	40
Feb 2004	62,845	60,489	2,356	3.75%	37
Mar 2004	63,045	60,485	2,560	4.06%	41
Apr 2004	63,605	61,561	2,044	3.21%	32
May 2004	64,730	62,503	2,227	3.44%	34
Jun 2004	66,968	64,738	2,230	3.33%	33
Jul 2004	68,383	66,214	2,169	3.17%	32
Aug 2004	69,162	67,121	2,041	2.95%	30
Sep 2004	66,124	64,020	2,104	3.18%	32
Oct 2004	64,959	62,825	2,134	3.29%	33
Nov 2004	64,367	62,078	2,289	3.56%	36
Dec 2004	63,455	61,146	2,309	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	62,888	60,177	2,711	4.31%	43
Feb 2005	63,467	60,792	2,675	4.21%	42
Mar 2005	63,666	61,036	2,630	4.13%	41
Apr 2005	64,973	62,808	2,165	3.33%	33
May 2005	65,955	63,555	2,400	3.64%	36
Jun 2005	67,472	65,276	2,196	3.25%	33
Jul 2005	68,484	66,373	2,111	3.08%	31
Aug 2005	69,543	67,590	1,953	2.81%	28
Sep 2005	65,693	63,599	2,094	3.19%	32
Oct 2005	64,957	62,928	2,029	3.12%	31
Nov 2005	64,256	62,065	2,191	3.41%	34
Dec 2005	63,789	61,564	2,225	3.49%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	63,079	60,708	2,371	3.76%	38
Feb 2006	63,652	61,390	2,262	3.55%	36
Mar 2006	63,959	61,697	2,262	3.54%	35
Apr 2006	64,877	62,997	1,880	2.90%	29
May 2006	65,861	63,991	1,870	2.84%	28
Jun 2006	68,043	66,177	1,866	2.74%	27
Jul 2006	68,537	66,638	1,899	2.77%	28
Aug 2006	69,745	67,929	1,816	2.60%	26
Sep 2006	65,825	64,039	1,786	2.71%	27
Oct 2006	65,816	64,106	1,710	2.60%	26
Nov 2006	65,342	63,466	1,876	2.87%	29
Dec 2006	64,961	63,070	1,891	2.91%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	64,495	62,195	2,300	3.57%	36
Feb 2007	64,883	62,674	2,209	3.40%	34
Mar 2007	65,321	63,205	2,116	3.24%	32
Apr 2007	66,488	64,687	1,801	2.71%	27
May 2007	67,206	65,330	1,876	2.79%	28
Jun 2007	68,930	67,123	1,807	2.62%	26
Jul 2007	69,520	67,742	1,778	2.56%	26
Aug 2007	70,244	68,507	1,737	2.47%	25
Sep 2007	67,140	65,333	1,807	2.69%	27
Oct 2007	66,864	65,155	1,709	2.56%	26
Nov 2007	66,439	64,646	1,793	2.70%	27
Dec 2007	65,608	63,632	1,976	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	64,506	62,482	2,024	3.14%	31
Feb 2008	65,551	63,590	1,961	2.99%	30
Mar 2008	65,901	63,960	1,941	2.95%	29
Apr 2008	66,873	65,222	1,651	2.47%	25
May 2008	67,817	65,919	1,898	2.80%	28
Jun 2008	69,614	67,826	1,788	2.57%	26
Jul 2008	69,568	67,798	1,770	2.54%	25
Aug 2008	70,496	68,540	1,956	2.77%	28
Sep 2008	67,313	65,391	1,922	2.86%	29
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Rapid City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	7,354	12.92%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,872	6.81%
3.	Public Administration	3,752	6.59%
4.	Health Care	3,094	5.44%
5.	Educational Services	2,608	4.58%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,578	4.53%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	2,130	3.74%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,012	3.54%
9.	Finance and Insurance	2,008	3.53%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,960	3.44%
11.	Truck Transportation	1,760	3.09%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,740	3.06%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,338	2.35%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,058	1.86%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,054	1.85%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	918	1.61%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	888	1.56%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	850	1.49%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	818	1.44%
20.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	814	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	9,350	17.25%
2.	Educational Services	6,226	11.48%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,334	9.84%
4.	Finance and Insurance	4,370	8.06%
5.	Public Administration	2,256	4.16%
6.	Social Assistance	2,216	4.09%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,682	3.10%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	1,518	2.80%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,486	2.74%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,438	2.65%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,432	2.64%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,242	2.29%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,082	2.00%
14.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	1,080	1.99%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	924	1.70%
16.	Construction	810	1.49%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	782	1.44%
18.	Electronic Shopping and Mail Order	704	1.30%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	604	1.11%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	596	1.10%

Rapid City Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,908	5.11%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,906	5.11%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,620	4.60%
4.	Other Management Occupations	2,494	4.38%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,284	4.01%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,144	3.77%
7.	Other Production Occupations	2,098	3.69%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,028	3.56%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,574	2.77%
10.	Other Construction Trades	1,570	2.76%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,532	2.69%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,498	2.63%
13.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,386	2.44%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,348	2.37%
15.	Carpenters	1,292	2.27%
16.	Construction Laborers	1,102	1.94%
17.	Top Executives	1,000	1.76%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	940	1.65%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	880	1.55%
20.	Agricultural Workers	860	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,952	5.45%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,790	5.15%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	2,764	5.10%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,352	4.34%
5.	Registered Nurses	2,294	4.23%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,182	4.02%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,004	3.70%
8.	Other Management Occupations	1,950	3.60%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,942	3.58%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,802	3.32%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	1,776	3.28%
12.	Cashiers	1,772	3.27%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,660	3.06%
14.	Child Care Workers	1,634	3.01%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,486	2.74%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,160	2.14%
17.	Other Production Occupations	1,140	2.10%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,114	2.05%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,082	2.00%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	938	1.73%

Rapid City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	103,778	59.62%
15-35 hours	25,190	14.47%
1-14 hours	5,834	3.35%
No regular hours	39,277	22.56%

Rapid City Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,935	2.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,845	2.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,184	4.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM	8,657	7.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	14,675	13.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM	18,591	16.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	21,365	19.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM	9,468	8.47%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,681	4.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,238	3.79%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,421	2.16%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,029	0.92%
Noon-3:59 PM	7,678	6.87%
4 PM-11:59 PM	8,059	7.21%

Rapid City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,572	4.98%
5-9	19,583	17.51%
10-14	25,809	23.08%
15-19	24,439	21.85%
20-24	17,285	15.46%
25-29	4,186	3.74%
30-34	7,441	6.65%
35-39	875	0.78%
40-44	1,007	0.90%
45-59	2,363	2.11%
60-89	1,582	1.41%
At least 90	1,684	1.51%

Rapid City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	146	0.13%	96,728	86.50%
30-44	191	0.17%	9,132	8.17%
45-59	74	0.07%	2,289	2.05%
At least 60	100	0.09%	3,166	2.83%

Rapid City Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	158	0.14%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,439	10.68%
Car / truck / van, solo	95,287	81.82%
Motorcycle	112	0.10%
Other	521	0.45%
Public transportation	511	0.44%
Walked	2,798	2.40%
Worked at home	4,627	3.97%

Rapid City Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 86,998 (219,044 people)
: 60,374 (181,886 people)
: 28,970
: 103,416
Rapid City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	7,233	8.21%
$10,000-$14,999	5,599	6.35%
$15,000-$19,999	6,773	7.69%
$20,000-$24,999	7,284	8.26%
$25,000-$29,999	7,387	8.38%
$30,000-$34,999	6,826	7.75%
$35,000-$39,999	6,413	7.28%
$40,000-$44,999	6,259	7.10%
$45,000-$49,999	5,464	6.20%
$50,000-$59,999	8,367	9.49%
$60,000-$74,999	7,799	8.85%
$75,000-$99,999	6,809	7.73%
$100,000-$124,999	2,471	2.80%
$125,000-$149,999	1,147	1.30%
$150,000-$199,999	1,045	1.19%
$200,000 or more	1,256	1.43%

Rapid City Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	10,785	24.82%
Family, 2 people	13,313	30.64%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,155	4.96%
Family, 3 people	6,645	15.29%
Nonfamily, 3 people	362	0.83%
Family, 4 people	6,094	14.03%
Nonfamily, 4 people	115	0.26%
Family, 5 people	2,631	6.06%
Nonfamily, 5 people	40	0.09%
Family, 6 people	858	1.97%
Nonfamily, 6 people	13	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	430	0.99%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.01%

Rapid City Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	74,083	29.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	34,469	13.75%
Public Assistance	2,685	1.07%
Retirement	13,895	5.54%
Self Employment	14,837	5.92%
Social Security	21,808	8.70%
Supplemental Security	2,931	1.17%
Wage / Salary	70,983	28.32%
Other	14,923	5.95%

Rapid City Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	25,681	52.94%
With children under 18	22,827	47.06%

Rapid City Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	8,921	10.19%
Married	52,303	59.74%
Never Married	24,630	28.13%
Widowed	1,691	1.93%

Rapid City Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,652	11.84%
Married	52,380	58.23%
Never Married	18,924	21.04%
Widowed	7,990	8.88%

Rapid City Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Rapid City Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	6,209	3.72%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	16,166	9.68%
High school diploma or equivalent	51,387	30.78%
Some college, no degree	46,273	27.72%
Associate degree	12,257	7.34%
Bachelors degree	24,129	14.45%
Graduate or professional degree	10,539	6.31%

Rapid City Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,357	2.09%	1,484	1.32%	3,841	3.40%
Kindergarten	2,932	2.60%	284	0.25%	3,216	2.85%
Grades 1-4	12,201	10.81%	1,184	1.05%	13,385	11.86%
Grades 5-8	14,120	12.52%	961	0.85%	15,081	13.37%
Grades 9-12	12,769	11.32%	1,142	1.01%	13,911	12.33%
Undergrad college	9,282	8.23%	1,816	1.61%	11,098	9.84%
Graduate or professional school	1,605	1.42%	300	0.27%	1,905	1.69%
Total	55,266	48.99%	7,171	6.36%	62,437	55.34%

Rapid City Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Rapid City Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	395	343
2002	309	261
2003	395	314
2004	364	327

Rapid City Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Rapid City Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	198,117	88.94%
Below Poverty Level	24,640	11.06%

Rapid City Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 404
Rapid City Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.009	1.068	0.034	0.425	3.536	8.507	46.600	2.411	57.518
2000	1.896	1.047	0.011	0.463	3.417	6.228	36.450	1.940	44.618
2001	1.757	1.239	0.023	0.372	3.391	6.601	37.422	2.309	46.333
2002	1.960	1.030	0.022	0.336	3.348	7.235	36.867	1.881	45.983
2003	2.003	1.088	0.026	0.337	3.454	5.258	30.919	1.882	38.059
2004	1.488	1.012	0.026	0.417	2.942	6.548	22.917	1.633	31.097
2005	1.911	0.905	0.025	0.355	3.196	5.725	23.136	1.421	30.282
2006	1.570	0.806	0.000	0.319	2.695	4.953	18.201	1.234	24.388
2007	2.122	0.892	0.033	0.322	3.368	4.970	19.839	1.370	26.179

Rapid City Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	5,318
2000	4,358
2001	4,414
2002	4,405

Rapid City Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Rapid City Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	16,211	14.37%
10-19 Years	17,734	15.72%
20-29 Years	15,900	14.09%
30-39 Years	16,112	14.28%
40-49 Years	17,946	15.91%
50-59 Years	11,795	10.45%
60-69 Years	7,893	7.00%
70-79 Years	5,881	5.21%
80-89 Years	2,819	2.50%
90+ Years	527	0.47%

Rapid City Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	56,150	49.77%
Female	56,668	50.23%

Rapid City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	98,009	86.87%
Amerindian	7,248	6.42%
Hispanic/Latino	2,850	2.53%
Multiracial	2,586	2.29%
African-American	1,068	0.95%
Asian	915	0.81%
Other Race	76	0.07%
Pacific Islander	66	0.06%

Rapid City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	81,487	34.26%
2.	Irish	31,758	13.35%
3.	Norwegian	25,513	10.73%
4.	English	22,636	9.52%
5.	United States Or American	11,725	4.93%
6.	Swedish	8,152	3.43%
7.	French Non-Basque	7,928	3.33%
8.	Dutch	7,623	3.20%
9.	Italian	4,831	2.03%
10.	Danish	4,323	1.82%

Rapid City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	202,066	95.15%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,219	1.52%
3.	Other Native North American	2,167	1.02%
4.	German	1,865	0.88%
5.	French	448	0.21%
6.	Tagalog	296	0.14%
7.	Chinese	288	0.14%
8.	Italian	262	0.12%
9.	Korean	248	0.12%
10.	Scandinavian	216	0.10%

Rapid City Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	224,336	98.04%
Naturalized immigrant	2,454	1.07%
Not a citizen	2,042	0.89%

Rapid City Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rapid City Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Meade County

Pennington County

Rapid City Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ash	Faith	Peno
Ashland Heights	Flat Butte	Piedmont
Belle Fourche-Cheyenne Valleys	Fort Meade	Quinn
Black Hawk	Green Valley	Rainy Creek-Cheyenne
Box Elder	Hill City	Rapid City
Caputa	Howard	Rapid Valley
Castle Butte	Howes	Scenic
Cedar Butte	Huron	Shyne
Central Pennington	Imlay	Smithville
Colonial Pine Hills	Keystone	Southwest Meade
Conata	Lake Creek	Sturgis
Crooked Creek	Lake Flat	Sunnyside
Dakota	Lake Hill	Union
Dalzell Canyon	Lakeside	Union Center
Eagle	Mount Rushmore	Upper Red Owl
East Central Pennington	Mud Butte	Wall
Ellsworth AFB	New Underwood	Wasta
Ellsworth Afb	North Meade	West Pennington
Enning	Northeast Pennington	White Owl
Fairview	Owanka

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Rapid City (60,739)	Keystone (311)	Imlay (20)
Southwest Meade (8,439)	Wasta (96)	Sunnyside (13)
Rapid Valley (7,043)	Scenic (87)	Conata (11)
Sturgis (6,442)	Castle Butte (69)	Dalzell Canyon (8)
Mount Rushmore (4,679)	Lakeside (59)	Howard
Ellsworth AFB (4,165)	Quinn (58)	Howes
Central Pennington (3,400)	Lake Hill (48)	Fort Meade
Box Elder (2,841)	Lake Creek (47)	Ellsworth Afb
Colonial Pine Hills (2,561)	Cedar Butte (42)	Eagle
Black Hawk (2,432)	Peno (41)	Mud Butte
Belle Fourche-Cheyenne Valleys (2,137)	Northeast Pennington (38)	Enning
West Pennington (1,553)	Owanka (36)	Union
Wall (840)	Rainy Creek-Cheyenne (36)	Caputa
Ashland Heights (837)	Smithville (35)	Fairview
Green Valley (819)	Lake Flat (30)	Ash
Hill City (780)	Dakota (30)	White Owl
New Underwood (616)	Upper Red Owl (29)	Huron
Faith (489)	Crooked Creek (29)	Union Center
North Meade (396)	Flat Butte (26)	Piedmont
East Central Pennington (358)	Shyne (22)