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People QuickFacts | Pennington County | South Dakota
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 844,877
Population, 2012 estimate | 104,347 | 834,047
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 100,948 | 814,180
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 3.8%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.4% | 2.4%
Population, 2010 | 100,948 | 814,180
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 7.1% | 7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 24.2% | 24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 14.3% | 14.7%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.0% | 49.8%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 84.1% | 86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.5% | 1.7%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 9.7% | 8.9%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.1% | 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 3.4% | 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 4.3% | 3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 81.1% | 83.8%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 80.0% | 83.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.9% | 2.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 4.5% | 6.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 91.2% | 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 27.8% | 26.0%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 11,330 | 69,787
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 17.8 | 16.8
Housing units, 2012 | 45,617 | 368,175
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 65.4% | 68.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.9% | 18.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $156,000 | $129,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 40,543 | 320,467
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.42 | 2.44
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $27,044 | $25,570
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $50,253 | $49,091
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.2% | 13.8%
Business QuickFacts | Pennington County | South Dakota
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 3,577 | 25,494
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 43,610 | 326,749
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 0.2% | -0.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 7,594 | 61,356
Total number of firms, 2007 | 9,645 | 76,997
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | 2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.1% | 22.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 678,329 | 13,051,128
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,007,223 | 11,400,476
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,967,791 | 12,266,218
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,388 | $15,390
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 286,549 | 1,622,751
Building permits, 2012 | 588 | 4,178
Geography QuickFacts | Pennington County | South Dakota
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 2,776.55 | 75,811.00
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 36.4 | 10.7
FIPS Code | 103 | 46
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Rapid City, SD Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts