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Pennington County, SD


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Rapid City, SD
Designated Market Area: Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2022 population: 114,461   ( 13,513 from 2010 , 5,230 from 2020)
Land area: 2776.8 square miles
Population density: 41.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:90,609 79.16% 9.9%
Black:1,4711.29% 45.2%
Indian:9,8778.63% 9.2%
Asian:1,6531.44% 48.0%
2+ races:4,1003.58% 27.2%
Hispanic:6,7515.90% 66.9%
Total non-White:23,85220.84% 28.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,253 14.9
Deaths:2,72912.5
Net Migration: 4,38420.1
Net Immigration: 2911.3
Change in White population:8,171 8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:5,342 5.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
100,948
82,43881.66%
1,0131.00%
9,0428.96%
1,1171.11%
3,2233.19%
4,0444.01%
18,51018.34%

2000
88,565
75,79785.58%
7220.82%
6,7737.65%
8140.92%
2,0522.32%
2,3412.64%
12,76814.42%

1990
81,343
71,91188.40%
1,1951.47%
5,4496.70%
9061.11%
n/a
1,8822.31%
9,43211.60%

1980
70,361
64,29091.37%
8871.26%
3,5044.98%
4020.57%
n/a
1,2021.71%
6,0718.63%

1970
59,349
55,33593.24%
4710.79%
2,4404.11%
1380.23%
n/a
7501.26%
4,014 6.76%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
14,075 15.9
6,4097.2
4,9065.5
2100.2
6,641 7.5
5,742 6.5
1990's
NumberRate
14,019 17.2
6,0557.4
-2,229-2.7
3970.5
3,886 4.8
3,336 4.1
1980's
NumberRate
16,537 23.5
5,188 7.4
-561 -0.8
n/a
7,621 10.8
3,361 4.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-556 -0.9
n/a
8,955 15.1
2,057 3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennington County, SD
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.6
24,623 21.5%
89,838 78.5%
21,126 18.5%
44,829
2.38
26,721 59.6%
20,853 78.0%
2,548 9.5%
18,108 40.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.8
24,837 24.6%
76,111 75.4%
13,617 13.5%
41,251
2.38
26,323 63.8%
19,424 73.8%
3,286 12.5%
14,928 36.2%

2000
NumberPercent
35.1
23,592 26.6%
64,973 73.4%
10,394 11.7%
34,662
2.48
23,490 67.8%
18,213 77.5%
2,700 11.5%
11,172 32.2%

1990
NumberPercent
30.3
23,819 29.3%
57,524 70.7%
8,174 10.0%
30,634
2.60
22,050 72.0%
18,295 83.0%
2,127 9.6%
8,584 28.0%

1980
NumberPercent
26.6
21,221 30.2%
49,140 69.8%
5,919 8.4%
25,281
2.72
18,603 73.6%
15,908 85.5%
1,628 8.8%
6,678 26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Pennington County, SD

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units49,747 
Median Value$247,800 
Occupied44,82990.1%
Vacant4,9189.9%
Owned31,01369.2%
Rented13,81630.8%
Median Rent$996 
Single-Family Units33,33367.0%
    Detached30,55561.4%
    Attached2,7785.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units8,30216.7%
Mobile Homes5,20310.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pennington County, SD

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,7774.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,7653.9%
$15,000 to $19,9991,6813.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,7063.8%
$25,000 to $29,9992,2775.1%
$30,000 to $34,9992,0574.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,7653.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991,4433.2%
$45,000 to $49,9992,0654.6%
$50,000 to $59,9993,5117.8%
$60,000 to $74,9994,77710.7%
$75,000 to $99,9996,46414.4%
$100,000 to $124,9994,62310.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992,6205.8%
$150,000 to $199,9993,0786.9%
$200,000 or more3,2207.2%
Median Household Income67,823 
Per Capita Income38,951 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state106 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,9014.2%
Public Assistance8101.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,58510.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed47,74474.4%
Unemployed1,6872.6%
In Armed Forces1,0321.6%
Total Labor Force50,46378.7%
Not in Labor Force13,66621.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector18,23914,54755.6%
Non-Profit1,8824,51929.4%
Self-Employed3,9832,36262.8%
Local Government1,6452,52239.5%
State Government1,19978560.4%
Federal Government1,5201,06258.9%
Total Private + Self22,22216,90956.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,2468,88841.3%
Total28,46825,79752.5%
Pct. Govt.16.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,66214.1%
Sales and Office Occupations12,40122.8%
Professional, Technical12,78923.5%
Service Occupations9,33517.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3620.7%
All others12,12322.3%
White Collar 60.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance9,40917.3%
Retail trade6,63812.2%
Construction5,0409.3%
Educational services4,5398.4%
Accommodation and food services4,4318.2%
Manufacturing3,3956.3%
Public administration3,0665.6%
Finance and insurance2,8205.2%
Professional, scientific, technical2,4304.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,3444.3%
Other services2,3274.3%
Transportation and warehousing2,0433.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,2602.3%
Wholesale trade1,0682.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing8991.7%
Information8031.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7291.3%
Utilities6591.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3520.6%
Management580.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pennington County, SD

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,7383.39%
Puerto Rican9530.86%
Cuban440.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3290.30%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan370.03%
Honduran720.07%
Nicaraguan1270.12%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran930.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2240.20%
Argentinean560.05%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian180.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1500.14%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9510.86%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino4990.45%
Japanese1560.14%
Korean1330.12%
Chinese1170.11%
Burmese670.06%
Indian530.05%
Thai530.05%
Bangladeshi200.02%
Indonesian150.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English99,42896.0%
Spanish1,3571.3%
Other1,0421.0%
German, other Germanic4980.5%
Tagalog3240.3%
Other Asian2120.2%
Other Indo-European1910.2%
Arabic1790.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1180.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German32,95029.8%
Irish13,53812.3%
English11,05710.0%
Norwegian9,8278.9%
American4,3003.9%
French3,6713.3%
Swedish2,8792.6%
Dutch2,4792.2%
Scottish2,4652.2%
Italian2,3822.2%
Czech2,2512.0%
Polish2,2042.0%
European2,1341.9%
Danish1,8211.6%
Scandinavian1,5081.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen109,42499.1%
Not a citizen9620.9%
Native107,93397.8%
Foreign-born2,4532.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pennington County, SD

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,655 2.2%2,791 3.7%21,328 28.0%25,058 32.8%16,226 21.3%9,242 12.1%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,655 2.2%
9-12 Years 2,791 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 21,328 28.0%
Some College 25,058 32.8%
Bach. Degree 16,226 21.3%
Grad Degree 9,242 12.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pennington County, SD

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 40,007 38,754 1,253 3.1% 3.6%
1991 41,088 39,577 1,511 3.7% 3.5%
1992 42,340 40,891 1,449 3.4% 3.4%
1993 42,976 41,388 1,588 3.7% 3.5%
1994 43,831 42,340 1,491 3.4% 3.3%
1995 44,489 43,044 1,445 3.2% 3.2%
1996 45,440 43,894 1,546 3.4% 3.3%
1997 46,084 44,721 1,363 3.0% 2.9%
1998 47,107 45,892 1,215 2.6% 2.9%
1999 47,090 45,972 1,118 2.4% 2.7%
2000 48,821 47,683 1,138 2.3% 2.5%
2001 50,015 48,599 1,416 2.8% 3.0%
2002 50,558 49,028 1,530 3.0% 3.2%
2003 51,131 49,498 1,633 3.2% 3.5%
2004 51,983 50,232 1,751 3.4% 3.6%
2005 52,441 50,672 1,769 3.4% 3.6%
2006 52,669 51,173 1,496 2.8% 3.0%
2007 53,589 52,138 1,451 2.7% 2.8%
2008 54,313 52,710 1,603 3.0% 3.1%
2009 54,752 52,267 2,485 4.5% 4.6%
2010 53,112 50,376 2,736 5.2% 4.9%
2011 53,574 51,058 2,516 4.7% 4.6%
2012 53,841 51,602 2,239 4.2% 4.1%
2013 53,706 51,654 2,052 3.8% 3.7%
2014 54,411 52,602 1,809 3.3% 3.3%
2015 54,705 53,010 1,695 3.1% 3.0%
2016 54,987 53,277 1,710 3.1% 3.0%
2017 55,798 54,027 1,771 3.2% 3.1%
2018 56,062 54,418 1,644 2.9% 2.9%
2019 56,923 55,157 1,766 3.1% 3.0%
2020 57,094 54,074 3,020 5.3% 4.6%
2021 58,741 57,140 1,601 2.7% 2.6%
2022 59,759 58,547 1,212 2.0% 2.1%
2023 60,198 59,051 1,147 1.9% 2.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com