Rapid City, South Dakota metropolitan area

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mount Rushmore near Keystone
Map of Rapid City–Spearfish, SD CSA   Rapid City   Rapid City, SD MSA   Spearfish, SD µSA
Coordinates: 44°04′17″N 103°13′15″W / 44.07139°N 103.22083°W / 44.07139; -103.22083
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Largest city	Rapid City
Other cities	Box Elder Sturgis
Area
• Total	41,910 km2 (16,181 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	139,074
• Estimate  (2022)[1]	145,159
• Rank	US: 279th
• Density	8.971/km2 (23.23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (CDT)
Area code	605

The Rapid City, SD metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. Anchored by the city of Rapid City, the area corresponds to the entirety of Pennington and Meade counties in the state of South Dakota, though the Rapid City market area extends well beyond those counties and into Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. The population was 139,074 at the 2020 census. According to 2022 census estimates, the MSA is estimated to have a population of 145,159.^[1]

• Custer
• Meade
• Pennington

• Rapid City (Principal city)

• Blackhawk (census-designated place)
• Box Elder
• Ellsworth AFB (former census-designated place)
• Piedmont
• Rapid Valley (census-designated place)
• Sturgis
• Summerset

• Colonial Pine Hills (census-designated place)
• Green Valley (census-designated place)
• Hill City

• Ashland Heights (census-designated place)
• Blucksberg Mountain
• Buffalo Chip
• Caputa
• Faith
• Johnson Siding
• Keystone
• New Underwood
• Quinn
• Wall
• Wasta

• Owanka
• Rockerville
• Scenic
• Silver City
• Three Forks
• Wicksville

As of the 2020 census, there were 139,074 people and 58,790 households in the MSA.

The ethnic makeup of the MSA, according to the 2010 census, was the following:

• 85.26% White
• 8.19% Native American
• 1.08% Black
• 0.96% Asian
• >0.01% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• 3.63% Two or more races
• 0.80% Other races
• 3.63% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

As of the 2010 census, there were 126,382 people, 51,154 households, and 33,390 families residing in the MSA. The population density was 20.2 people per square mile (7.8/km²). There were 55,949 housing units at an average density of 8.9 per square mile (3.4/km²). 27.9% were of German, 7.2% Irish, 6.7% Norwegian, and 5.2% English ancestry.

There were 51,154 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

As of the 2000 census, 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, 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 for the MSA was $18,309.

• South Dakota census statistical areas