Brookings County, SD Demographic Data
Brookings County, SD Summary
Brookings County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 32,258
- Area: 804.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 792.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 40.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,676.51 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brookings County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
16,254
49%
50.8
Male
17,181
51%
49.2
Total Population
33,435
323,128,000
Brookings County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,007
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,002
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,684
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,889
11.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
6,379
19.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,548
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,170
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,066
9.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,491
4.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,780
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,842
5.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,047
3.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
530
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
26,788
80.1%
77.2
Female
13,004
48.5%
51.3
Male
13,784
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
22,272
66.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,481
13.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,419
10.2%
15.2
Female
1,866
54.6%
55.8
Male
1,553
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
26
0.0%
0.0
Brookings County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
33,045
98.8%
96.8
White
31,025
92.8%
72.6
Black or African American
492
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
370
1.1%
0.8
Asian
938
2.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
189
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
372
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
20
0.1%
0.2
Korean
127
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
62
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
151
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
10
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
10
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
210
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
390
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
827
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
459
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
57
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
2
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
309
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
32,608
97.5%
82.2
Brookings County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
296
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
460
2.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,623
26.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,312
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,627
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,686
26.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,470
14.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
756
4.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,718
95.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,156
40.9%
31.2
Brookings County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,877
46.4%
33.7%
Now Married
12,254
44.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,492
5.4%
11.0%
Separated
163
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
956
3.4
5.8%
Brookings County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
29,261
93.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,167
6.9%
21.6%
Spanish
755
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
633
2.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
469
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
310
1.0%
1.1%
Brookings County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
615
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
873
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,248
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,252
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,933
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,296
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,676
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,731
14.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
382
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
355
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
52,086
57,617
Per capita income
26,589
31,128
Brookings County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,309
7.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,079
11.1%
9.8
Construction
1,030
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,797
25.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
682
3.6%
6.6
Information
302
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,583
19.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
872
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
777
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
455
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,948
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
540
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
437
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,060
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,807
36.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,633
14.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,119
21.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,192
17.0%
18.1%
Brookings County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,404
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,006
76.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,726
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
59
0.3%
5.1
Walked
1,209
6.6%
2.7
Other means
525
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
879
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.6
26.6
Brookings County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
505
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,509
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,659
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
3,688
29.8%
21.0
Brookings County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,361
89.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,336
59.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,025
40.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,465
10.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Brookings County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,826
1 room
230
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
590
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,369
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,083
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,159
15.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,037
14.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,688
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,523
11.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,147
15.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brookings County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,826
1-unit, detached
8,209
59.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
663
4.8%
5.9
2-units
241
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
483
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
912
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,135
8.2%
4.4
20 or more units
1,078
7.8%
9.0
Mobile home
1,105
8.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Brookings County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,674
19.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
576
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,016
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,096
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,172
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,494
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,808
13.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,230
16.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
734
5.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
26
0.2%
1.4%
Brookings County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,091
41.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,393
11.3%
4.7
Electricity
5,225
42.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
196
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
86
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
4
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
252
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
114
0.9%
1.1
Brookings County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,424
47295100.0
Less than $500
52
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
97
2.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
133
3.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
277
6.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
949
21.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
962
21.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,954
44.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,223
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
641
14.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
632
14.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
338
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
588
13.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Brookings County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,815
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
0.3%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.4%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
89
1.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
707
14.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,199
24.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,790
57.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
210
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
668
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
889
18.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
587
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
662
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
343
7.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
346
7.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,965
41.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
233
0.0%
0.0%
Brookings County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,336
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
676
9.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
865
11.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,685
23.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,840
25.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,474
20.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
620
8.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
142
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
34
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
160,500
205,000
