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Overview for Meade County, SD Part of: Rapid City SD, Metropolitan Area
Meade County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 3,470.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 7.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 42.5%. On the 2000 census form, 97.5% of the population reported only one race, with 1.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.05 persons.
In 2005 construction was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $25,757. Per capita income grew by 37.2% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
24,623
Covered Employment
6,967
Growth (%) since 1990
12.5%
Average wage per job
$27,372
Households (2000)
8,805
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
5.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
12,980
Average wage per job
$25,237
Unemployment Rate (2005)
3.9
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
5.0%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$31,913
Average wage per job
$33,894
Median Household Income (2003)
$41,688
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
10.1
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
87.7
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.8%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
16.8
Average wage per job
$32,358
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Meade County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 3,470.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 7.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 42.5%. On the 2000 census form, 97.5% of the population reported only one race, with 1.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.05 persons.
