Pennington County

Pennington County, South Dakota

At a Glance

Population	109,222
County Seat	Pennington County Courthouse
State FIPS	46
County FIPS	103
Num Towns	13
Census-Designated Places	6
Total Town Population	89,608
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	110,386
Median Age	39.6
Veterans	10,381
Housing Units	49,747
Uninsured	1,864
Net Migration (recent)	2,154
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	4,092
Total Employees	51,894
Avg Annual Pay	$57,286
Median Household Income	$67,823
Poverty Rate	12.3%
Unemployment Rate	3.4%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$83,943
Federal Spending FY2024	$1,008,534,227
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,234

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$247,800
Median Rent	$996
FMR Studio	$767
FMR 1BR	$856
FMR 2BR	$1,119
FMR 3BR	$1,490
FMR 4BR	$1,777

Health & Safety

Hospitals	39
EMS Stations	39
Fire Stations	39
Police Stations	36
Adult Smoking	16.5%
Adult Obesity	35.8%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	16.5
Air Quality Good Days	248

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.86
Electric Customers	433548
Towns with Broadband Data	13
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	13

Community

Churches	82
Libraries	15
Historic Places (NRHP)	64
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	180
SNAP Stores	85
Bank Branches	29

Agriculture

Total Farms	8
Land in Farms (acres)	52,738
Avg Farm Size (acres)	6,592.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
FM	AUBURN FIRE	2021-10-04
FM	SCHROEDER FIRE	2021-03-29
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-05
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2019-09-23
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	2019-06-07
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2017-02-01
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	2013-11-08
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-10
FM	SD SKYLINE #2 FIRE 7/16/05	2005-07-16

Detailed Topics

Communities in Pennington County

Rapid City — pop 74,703
Rapid Valley — pop 8,098
Colonial Pine Hills — pop 1,903
Green Valley — pop 1,051
Hill City — pop 872
Wall — pop 699
Ashland Heights — pop 678
Johnson Siding — pop 614
New Underwood — pop 590
Keystone — pop 240
Wasta — pop 65
Quinn — pop 63
Caputa — pop 32

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.