Brookings, South Dakota Demographics

Brookings is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Income below poverty line

Brookings is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Asian

Brookings is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Brookings is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Brookings is 4th in South Dakota out of 16 other cities in Current population (2012)

Brookings is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Foreign born residents

Brookings is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Brookings is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Brookings is 5th in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Brookings is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Households

Size Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	22,591	4th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	12.9	8th	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,704.7	4th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	16th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.1%	16th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.4%	13th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.0%	4th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	46.4%	2nd	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	92.1%	8th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	5th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.0%	15th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.7%	2nd	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	12th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	13th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	16th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.2%	8th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	48.9%	16th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	4th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	8,715	5th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.7%	2nd	18.5%	25.9%
Households	7,709	5th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	49.7%	15th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$140,000	6th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.4	6th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$20,023	14th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$38,536	12th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.3%	2nd	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Brookings	Rank	South Dakota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,247	9th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$297,979	7th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,144	12th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$49,540	5th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732