Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - a geographic entity that has at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory with a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Rapid City MSA includes Pennington and Meade Counties.

2010 Census
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	Pennington County	Rapid City
2008	95,600	70,092
2007	94,900	69,242
2006	94,100	67,447
2005	93,200	66,000
2004	92,500	60,262
2000	88,117	59,607
1990	81,343	54,523
1980	70,135	46,492
1970	59,349	43,836
1960	58,195	42,399
1950	34,053	25,310

Male Population: 47,675
	Male Median Age: 35
Female Population: 47,936
	Female Median Age: 38
Households: $38,300
	Median Household EBI:	$38,852
	Average Household EBI:	$49,047
	Per Capita EBI:	$19,663
	Average Household Size:	2.43

 

*EBI (Effective Buying Income) is disposable personal income, amount of gross income available after taxes, to purchase goods/services.

 

	TOTAL GROSS SALES	TOTAL USE TAXABLE SALES	TOTAL TAXABLE SALES
2000	3,395,355,542	54,834,615	1,507,876,594
2001	3,807,333,663	55,985,861	1,607,653,214
2002	3,531,471,762	80,522,338	1,717,009,202
2003	3,766,479,907	60,039,017	1,785,512,751
2004	3,810,179,806	58,334,157	1,888,648,140
2005	4,341,746,620	59,065,883	1,952,933,165
2006	4,925,859,402	56,245,215	1,939,491,119
2007	5,028,946,817	64,010,719	2,114,258,269
2008	3,929,175,796	71,143,811	2,180,989,513

 

Rapid City Area Home Sales (Average Price as of 01/09):
Single Family (SF)						$181,000
New Construction (NC)						$200,000
Townhomes (TH)						$150,000
Average Days on Market: SF-80; NC-93; TH-75
Number of Units for Sale: SF-764; NC-171; TH-149
Rental Rates
1 Bedroom	$511
2 Bedroom	$639
3 Bedroom	$809

 

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