Rapid City,

South Dakota

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Metropolitan Area Residents
1980:	70,361
1990:	81,343
2000:	88,565
Percent change, 1990–2000:	8.9%
U.S. rank in 1980:	276th
U.S. rank in 1990:	Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000:	222nd
City Residents
1980:	46,492
1990:	54,523
2000:	59,607
2003:	60,876
Percent change, 1990–2000:	8.1%
U.S. rank in 1990:	445th
U.S. rank in 2000:	472nd
Density:	1,336.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics	(2000)
White	50,266
Black or African American	579
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,046
Asian	594
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander	35
Hispanic (may be of any race)	1,650
Other	434
Percent of residents born in state:	58% (2000)
Age characteristics	(2000)
Population under 5 years old	4,169
Population 5 to 9 years old	3,973
Population 10 to 14 years old	4,309
Population 15 to 19 years old	4,654
Population 22 to 24 years old	5,009
Population 25 to 34 years old	7,866
Population 35 to 44 years old	9,259
Population 45 to 54 years old	7,768
Population 55 to 59 years old	2,533
Population 60 to 64 years old	2,179
Population 65 to 74 years old	4,017
Population 75 to 84 years old	2,781
Population 85 years and older	1090
Median age	34.8 years
Births	(2003, Pennington County)
Total number	1,424
Deaths	(2003, Pennington County)
Total number	810 (of which, 5 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income	(1999)
Per capita income	$19,445
Median household income	$35,978
Total households	23,969
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000	2,291
$10,000 to $14,999	1,625
$15,000 to $24,999	4,080
$25,000 to $34,999	3,765
$35,000 to $49,999	4,537
$50,000 to $74,999	4,263
$75,000 to $99,999	1,782
$100,000 to $149,999	1,057
$150,000 to $199,999	266
$200,000 or more	366
Percent of families below poverty level:	9.4% (53% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total:	2,930

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