Brookings city, SD

Brookings County, SD

2022 population: 23,530 ( 1,474 from 2010 )
Land area: 13.5 square miles
Population density: 1748.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,263	86.12%	0.7%
Black:	366	1.56%	57.8%
Indian:	208	0.88%	0.0%
Asian:	1,020	4.33%	23.5%
2+ races:	765	3.25%	139.1%
Hispanic:	908	3.86%	171.0%

Total non-White:	3,267	13.88%	69.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	140	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,334	7.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
22,056
20,123	91.24%
232	1.05%
208	0.94%
826	3.75%
320	1.45%
335	1.52%
1,933	8.76%

2000
18,560
17,652	95.11%
76	0.41%
188	1.01%
398	2.14%
138	0.74%
100	0.54%
908	4.89%

1990
16,270
15,730	96.68%
42	0.26%
160	0.98%
293	1.80%
n/a
45	0.28%
540	3.32%

1980
14,951
14,713	98.41%
31	0.21%
64	0.43%
98	0.66%
n/a
45	0.30%
238	1.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,471	13.3
1,025	5.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,922	11.8
368	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,017	6.8
302	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Brookings city, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
24.5
4,301	18.3%
19,229	81.7%
2,488	10.6%

8,766
2.31

3,819	43.6%
3,132	82.0%
227	5.9%
4,947	56.4%

2010
Number	Percent
23.5
3,540	16.1%
18,516	83.9%
1,843	8.4%

8,159
2.29

3,836	47.0%
3,060	79.8%
338	8.8%
4,323	53.0%

2000
Number	Percent
24.2
3,278	17.7%
15,282	82.3%
1,853	10.0%

6,968
2.26

3,445	49.4%
2,771	80.4%
393	11.4%
3,523	50.6%

1990
Number	Percent
24.2
2,971	18.3%
13,299	81.7%
1,710	10.5%

5,743
2.31

3,186	55.5%
2,675	84.0%
306	9.6%
2,557	44.5%

1980
Number	Percent
23.5
2,777	18.6%
12,174	81.4%
1,365	9.1%

4,783
2.48

2,816	58.9%
2,472	87.8%
151	5.4%
1,967	41.1%

2022 Housing Data for Brookings city, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	346	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	600	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	346	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	297	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	339	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	425	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	218	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	226	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	614	7.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,113	12.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	965	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	889	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	916	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	621	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	599	6.8%
$200,000 or more	252	2.9%

Median Household Income	57,824
Per Capita Income	29,284

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	114	1.3%
Public Assistance	73	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	610	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,182	72.7%
Unemployed	676	4.0%
In Armed Forces	48	0.3%

Total Labor Force	12,906	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	3,861	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,670	3,684	55.9%
Non-Profit	287	561	33.8%
Self-Employed	550	244	69.3%

Local Government	223	613	26.7%
State Government	1,150	1,095	51.2%
Federal Government	25	31	44.6%

Total Private + Self	5,220	3,928	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,685	2,300	42.3%
Total	6,905	6,228	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	23.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,470	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,177	16.6%
Professional, Technical	4,078	31.0%
Service Occupations	2,184	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	390	3.0%
All others	3,239	24.6%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	2,649	20.1%
Manufacturing	2,559	19.5%
Retail trade	1,646	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,298	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	1,121	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	830	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	556	4.2%
Finance and insurance	435	3.3%
Construction	413	3.1%
Other services	253	1.9%
Public administration	252	1.9%
Information	234	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	213	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	172	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	172	1.3%
Wholesale trade	125	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	125	1.0%
Utilities	71	0.5%
Management	15	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	360	1.53%
Puerto Rican	395	1.68%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	6	0.03%

Total Central American	47	0.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.11%
Honduran	22	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	82	0.35%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	3	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	65	0.28%
Ecuadorian	8	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	3	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	3	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	324	1.38%
Korean	102	0.43%
Chinese	96	0.41%
Filipino	90	0.38%
Japanese	35	0.15%
Vietnamese	15	0.06%
Indonesian	3	0.01%
Burmese	1	0.00%
Taiwanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	20,329	90.8%
Other Indo-European	632	2.8%
Spanish	609	2.7%
Other	251	1.1%
German, other Germanic	174	0.8%
Other Asian	88	0.4%
Arabic	87	0.4%
Chinese	75	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	65	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,558	40.6%
Norwegian	3,098	13.2%
Irish	2,324	9.9%
English	2,037	8.7%
Dutch	1,191	5.1%
Swedish	723	3.1%
French	469	2.0%
Danish	440	1.9%
Polish	426	1.8%
Czech	333	1.4%
American	307	1.3%
Italian	265	1.1%
Scandinavian	252	1.1%
European	232	1.0%
Russian	210	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,571	95.9%
Not a citizen	959	4.1%

Native	21,956	93.3%
Foreign-born	1,574	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
133	1.2%	365	3.2%	2,236	19.8%	3,028	26.8%	3,527	31.2%	2,004	17.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	133	1.2%
9-12 Years	365	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,236	19.8%
Some College	3,028	26.8%
Bach. Degree	3,527	31.2%
Grad Degree	2,004	17.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +818	D +172	D + 3.8%
D +990
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,623	50.8%	Joe Biden (D)	4,176	45.9%	303	3.3%	9,102	-11	4	2.15%
2016	42%	Donald Trump (R)	3,805	49.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,186	41.6%	666	8.7%	7,657	-12	4	2.07%

2020 President, Brookings city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,176

45.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,623

50.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

303

3.3%

TOTAL

9,102

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Brookings city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,186

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

3,805

49.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

557

7.3%

Other

109

1.4%

TOTAL

7,657

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brookings city, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	49%	Mike Rounds* (R)	5,081	56.4%	Dan Ahlers (D)	3,927	43.6%	0	0.0%	9,008	-9	2.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	39%	Billie Sutton (D)	4,178	58.1%	Kristi Noem (R)	2,895	40.3%	115 [+]	1.6%	7,188	-11	2.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 115 (1.6%);
2016	S3	41%	John Thune* (R)	4,972	65.9%	Jay Williams (D)	2,576	34.1%	0	0.0%	7,548	-6	2.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,715
Median Value	$222,100

Occupied	8,766	90.2%
Vacant	949	9.8%

Owned	4,214	48.1%
Rented	4,552	51.9%
Median Rent	$856

Single-Family Units	5,281	54.4%
Detached	4,508	46.4%
Attached	773	8.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,064	31.5%
Mobile Homes	807	8.3%

Brookings city, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brookings city, SD

2022 Housing Data for Brookings city, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brookings city, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brookings city, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brookings city, SD

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brookings city, SD

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brookings city, SD