The Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in South Dakota

South Dakota

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, anchored by the city of Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota

Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 112,818 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 124,766).

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

• Rapid City
  Rapid City, South Dakota
  Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
  
   (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Blackhawk
  Blackhawk, South Dakota
  Blackhawk is an unincorporated census-designated place in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,892 at the 2010 census. Blackhawk has been assigned the ZIP code of 57718...
  
   (census-designated place
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Box Elder
  Box Elder, South Dakota
  Box Elder is a city in Meade and Pennington counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 7,800 at the 2010 census. Ellsworth Air Force Base lies on the north side of the city.-Geography:Box Elder is located at ....
  
  
• Colonial Pine Hills
  Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota
  Colonial Pine Hills is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,493 at the 2010 census...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Ellsworth AFB
  Ellsworth Air Force Base
  Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota....
  
   (census-designated place)
• Rapid Valley
  Rapid Valley, South Dakota
  Rapid Valley is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, and a suburb of Rapid City. The population was 8,260 at the 2010 census. Rapid Valley has been a retreat for people living in Rapid City due to its low crime, cheap land, and...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Sturgis
  Sturgis, South Dakota
  Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,627 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Meade County. Sturgis is famous for being the location of one of the largest annual motorcycle events in the world, which is held annually on the first full week...
  
  
• Summerset
  Summerset, South Dakota
  Summerset is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. Located in the western part of the state, it is the first city to incorporate in the state since 1985.Summerset was incorporated in an election that was held on June 7, 2005...
  
  

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

• Ashland Heights
  Ashland Heights, South Dakota
  Ashland Heights is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 754 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ashland Heights is located at ....
  
   (census-designated place)
• Green Valley
  Green Valley, South Dakota
  Green Valley is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 928 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Green Valley is located at ....
  
   (census-designated place)
• Hill City
  Hill City, South Dakota
  Hill City is the oldest existing city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. Hill City is located southwest of Rapid City on State Highway 16 and on U.S. Route 385 that connects Deadwood to Hot Springs...
  
  
• New Underwood
  New Underwood, South Dakota
  New Underwood is a city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 660 at the 2010 census.-Geography:New Underwood is located at ....
  
  
• Wall
  Wall, South Dakota
  Wall is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 766 at the 2010 census...
  
  

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

• Faith
  Faith, South Dakota
  Faith is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 421 at the 2010 census. Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known, was discovered about 15 miles north and east of Faith in December 1990.-Geography:...
  
  
• Keystone
  Keystone, South Dakota
  Keystone is a town in the Black Hills region of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. It had its origins in 1883 as a mining town, and has since transformed itself into a resort town, serving the needs of the millions of visitors to Mount...
  
  
• Piedmont
  Piedmont, South Dakota
  Piedmont is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 222. Piedmont lies along Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Sturgis. Piedmont has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57769.-History:...
  
  
• Quinn
  Quinn, South Dakota
  Quinn is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 54 at the 2010 census. The town is the home of the Badlands Observatory.-Geography:Quinn is located at ....
  
  
• Wasta
  Wasta, South Dakota
  Wasta is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 80 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wasta is located at ....
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Caputa
  Caputa, South Dakota
  Caputa is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Caputa has been assigned the ZIP code of 57725....
  
  
• Johnson Siding
  Johnson Siding, South Dakota
  Johnson Siding is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 659. It is located in the Rimrock Area, about 10 miles west of Rapid City. It is surrounded by the Black Hills National Forest...
  
  
• Owanka
  Owanka, South Dakota
  Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767....
  
  
• Rockerville
• Scenic
  Scenic, South Dakota
  Scenic is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is located within Scenic Township, which had a 2010 census population of 58 inhabitants...
  
  
• Silver City
  Silver City, South Dakota
  Silver City is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, outside of Rapid City. It lies at the head of Pactola Lake on Rapid Creek, and is about 5 miles west of U.S. Route 385 via a paved county road. The area was first referenced by General George A. Custer...
  
  
• Three Forks
  Three Forks, South Dakota
  Three Forks is a small unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Routes 16 and 385, just north of Hill City along Spring Creek. A small general store featuring fuel is open year-round and other businesses are open seasonally,...
  
  
• Wicksville

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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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

Race (United States Census)

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, 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

Per capita income

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for the MSA was $18,309.