- Rapid City metropolitan area
The Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau , is an area consisting of two counties inSouth Dakota , anchored by the city of Rapid City. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 112,818 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 120,279). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher =United States Census Bureau , Population Division | date =2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-29]Counties
Communities
Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
*Rapid City (Principal city)
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
*Blackhawk (
census-designated place )
*Box Elder
*Colonial Pine Hills (census-designated place)
*Ellsworth AFB (census-designated place)
*Rapid Valley (census-designated place)
*Sturgis
*SummersetPlaces with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
*Ashland Heights (census-designated place)
*Green Valley (census-designated place)
*Hill City
*New Underwood
*WallPlaces with less than 500 inhabitants
Unincorporated places
*Caputa
*Johnson Siding
*Owanka
*Piedmont
*Rockerville
*Scenic
*Silver City
*Three Forks
*WicksvilleDemographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 112,818 people, 43,446 households, and 29,978 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 87.98% White, 0.99% African American, 6.79% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,239, and the median income for a family was $42,667. Males had a median income of $28,590 versus $21,029 for females. The
per capita income for the MSA was $18,309.ee also
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South Dakota census statistical areas References
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