Rapid Valley Cdp, South Dakota

Rapid Valley Cdp is one of the census designated place of Pennington County, South Dakota, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. Rapid Valley Cdp had an official population of 7043 in 2000. It is the 12th most populous in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It has total area of 10.15 mi˛ (26.29 square kilometre), makes it the 14th largest by total area in South Dakota.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 7043 people, 2436 households, and 1915 families living in the census designated place. The population density was 694 people per square mile (267.95/km˛), giving it the 157th most densely populated census designated place among the South Dakota. There were 2493 housing units at an average density of 245.6 per square mile (94.83/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.89 persons, and the average family size was 3.23 persons. In the census designated place the population is diverse age-wise, with 33.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97 males. The median age was 30.5 years, the median age of male residents at 30.1 and the median age of female residents at 30.8. The racial or ethnic makeup of the census designated place was 6387 White, 44 Black or African American, 282 American Indian, 37 Asian, 7 Native Hawaiian, 258 from two or more races and 28 Ohter races.

Rapid City city South Dakota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Rapid Valley CDP South Dakota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Rapid Valley CDP South Dakota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the census designated place was $39816, it would be the 33rd highest census designated place by median household income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The median income for a family in the census designated place was $42956, making its South Dakota's 79th highest census designated place by median family income. The per capita income for the census designated place was $14841, making it the 182nd wealthiest census designated place by per capita income among the South Dakota. The median income was $19892, The median income for males was $24539 versus $16086 for females.

In 2000, 2250 pupils and students, of which 1235 are male and 1015 are female, 31.95% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 100 nursery or pri school, 141 kindergarten, 1097 elementary school, 531 high school and 381 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census59607
April 2000 Estimate59652
July 2000 Estimate59700
July 2001 Estimate60097
July 2002 Estimate60368
July 2003 Estimate60744
July 2004 Estimate61689
July 2005 Estimate62145
July 2006 Estimate62932
July 2007 Estimate63978
July 2008 Estimate65491
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6436100
Kindergarten10536141
Elementary school5785191097
High school290241531
College or graduate school198183381
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Rapid Valley CDP, South Dakota$39816$42956$14841
Pennington County, South Dakota$37485$44796$18938
South Dakota, United States$35282$43237$17562
United States$41994$50046$21587