Rapid City Population and Demographics

Rapid City South Dakota Population and Demographics Resources

Rapid City City, South Dakota Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Rapid City Population: 59607 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 29224 49.03% Female 30383 50.97%       Under 5 years 4169 6.99% 5 to 9 years 3973 6.67% 10 to 14 years 4309 7.23% 15 to 19 years 4654 7.81% 20 to 24 years 5009 8.4% 25 to 34 years 7866 13.2% 35 to 44 years 9259 15.53% 45 to 54 years 7768 13.03% 55 to 59 years 2533 4.25% 60 to 64 years 2179 3.66% 65 to 74 years 4017 6.74% 75 to 84 years 2781 4.67% 85 years and over 1090 1.83%       Median age (years) 34.8       18 years and over 44544 74.73% Male 21530 36.12% Female 23014 38.61% 21 years and over 41361 69.39% 62 years and over 9167 15.38% 65 years and over 7888 13.23% Male 3177 5.33% Female 4711 7.9%       Race     One race 57954 97.23% White 50266 84.33% Black or African American 579 0.97% American Indian and Alaska Native 6046 10.14% Asian 594 1% Asian indian 107 0.18% Chinese 107 0.18% Filipino 85 0.14% Japanese 94 0.16% Korean 65 0.11% Vietnamese 41 0.07% Other Asian 95 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 35 0.06% Native Hawaiian 17 0.03% Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.01% Samoan 7 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 7 0.01% Some other race 434 0.73% Two or more races 1653 2.77%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 59607 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1650 2.77% Mexican 1021 1.71% Puerto Rican 130 0.22% Cuban 20 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 479 0.8% Not Hispanic or Latino 57957 97.23% White alone 49621 83.25%       Relationship     Total Population 59607 100.00% In households 57374 96.25% Householder 23969 40.21% Spouse 11203 18.79% Child 16665 27.96% Own child under 18 years 13777 23.11% Other relatives 1955 3.28% Under 18 years 847 1.42% Nonrelatives 3582 6.01% Unmarried partner 1415 2.37% In group quarters 2233 3.75% Institutionalized population 841 1.41% Non-Institutionalized population 1392 2.34%       Households by Type     Total Households 23969 100.0 % Family households (families) 15211 63.46% With own children under 18 years 7467 31.15% Married-couple family 11203 46.74% With own children under 18 years 4776 19.93% Female householder, no husband present 3020 12.6% With own children under 18 years 2100 8.76% Non Family households 8758 36.54% Householder living alone 7038 29.36% Householder 65 years and over 2401 10.02%       Households with individuals under 18 years 7991 33.34% Households with individuals 65 years and over 5418 22.6%       Average Household size 2.39 Average family size 2.96       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 25096 100.00% Occupied housing units 23969 95.51% Vacant housing units 1127 4.49% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 103 0.41% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 23969 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 14211 59.29% Renter-occupied housing units. 9758 40.71%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.53 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.2

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