Brookings County, South Dakota

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Brookings County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,353	907,428	334,922,499	1334th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,064	$75,081	$80,734	1196th of 3,221
Median Age	28.0	38.0	38.9	3198th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.5%	31.9%	35.7%	213th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$264,600	$257,400	$332,700	819th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$901	$946	$1,413	1439th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	11.9%	12.5%	1654th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	2.9%	5.2%	2128th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	44.6	12.0	n/a	1658th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.2%	4.0%	14.1%	775th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.7	n/a	n/a	187th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.2%	68.6%	65.2%	3066th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.3	17.8	26.4	3118th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	9.7%	15.1%	964th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2057th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	48.3%	46.9%	2499th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	514th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.1	35.4	61.4

Age in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	28.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	24.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	13,798	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	50.3%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.4%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	46.7%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,295	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.8%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.4%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	15,179	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.9%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.8%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.2%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,981	$2,724	n/a

Education in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	2.9%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.4%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.2%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.2%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.3%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.0%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Brookings County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brookings County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.5%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.3%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.3%	6.3%	16.7%

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