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Brookings County, SD

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Brookings County, SD	28,220	31,965	35,029	35,681

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	1,907	1,878	1,963
5-9	1,697	1,867	1,906
10-14	1,562	1,784	1,885
15-19	3,643	3,214	3,326
20-24	6,358	5,865	5,936
25-29	2,647	2,513	2,434
30-34	1,774	2,776	1,979
35-39	1,526	2,139	2,589
40-44	1,469	1,686	2,009
45-49	1,622	1,468	1,686
50-54	1,736	1,580	1,433
55-59	1,650	1,652	1,546
60-64	1,204	1,717	1,471
65-69	917	1,621	1,601
70-74	698	1,252	1,442
75-79	543	830	1,050
80-84	465	567	721
85+	547	620	704
18+	25,927	28,539	28,883
Median Age	27	31	31

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Brookings County, SD	2023
Total	35,029.00
White Alone	87.36
Black Alone	1.97
American Indian Alone	1.21
Asian Alone	2.79
Pacific Islander Alone	0.06
Some Other Race	2.09
Two or More Races	4.52
Hispanic Origin	4.62
Diversity Index	30.10

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Brookings County, SD	2023 - 2028
Population	0.37%
Households	0.56%
Families	0.38%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	10,665	12,029	13,460	13,839
Housing Units	11,576	13,137	15,412	15,865
Owner Occupied Units			8,377	8,917
Renter Occupied Units			5,083	4,922
Vacant Units			1,952	2,026

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Brookings County, SD	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$236,411	$258,825
Average Home Value	$256,220	$277,195
<$50,000	431	382
$50,000 - $99,999	665	520
$100,000 - $149,999	813	598
$150,000 - $199,999	1,029	920
$200,000 - $249,999	1,711	1,788
$250,000 - $299,999	1,204	1,391
$300,000 - $399,999	1,530	2,042
$400,000 - $499,999	550	722
$500,000 - $749,999	356	469
$1,000,000 +	13	4

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	1,950
2000-2009	2,468
1990-1999	1,799
1980-1989	1,444
1970-1979	2,283
1960-1969	1,196
1950-1959	1,004
1940-1949	478
1939 or Before	2,039

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Income

Brookings County, SD	2023	2028
Median Household	$63,639	$72,617
Average Household	$80,166	$88,211
Per Capita	$31,322	$34,721

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Brookings County, SD	2023
<$15,000	1,373
$15,000 - $24,999	744
$25,000 - $34,999	803
$35,000 - $49,999	2,260
$50,000 - $74,999	2,436
$75,000 - $99,999	1,913
$100,000 - $149,999	2,914
$150,000 - $199,999	693
$200,000+	324

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	18,600
In-County Residents	16,816
Out-of-County Residents	1,410
Drive Alone	14,330
Carpooled	1,667
Public Transport	96
Work at Home	1,637
Less than 5 minutes	1,357
5-9 minutes	4,298
10-14 minutes	4,648
15-19 minutes	2,769
20-24 minutes	1,565
25-29 minutes	576
30-34 minutes	615
35-39 minutes	69
40-44 minutes	224
45-59 minutes	423
60-89 minutes	308
90+ minutes	111
Average Travel Time	15

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	17,937
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	282
Mining	0
Utilities	242
Construction	749
Manufacturing	1,625
Wholesale Trade	1,514

Retail Trade	3,324
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	223
Furn & Home Furnish Str	81
Electronics & Appl Store	18
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	1,527
Food & Beverage Stores	227
Health/Pers Care Stores	84
Gasoline Stations	68
Clothing/Accessory Store	46
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	121
General Merchandise Str	929
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	232
Information	455

Finance & Insurance	354
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	163
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	84
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	107

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	434
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	1,499
Legal Services	562
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	26
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	311
Educational Services	1,263
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,520
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	467

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,812
Accommodation	273
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,539

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	893
Auto Repair/Maintenance	142
Public Administration Emp	846

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Brookings County, SD	2023
Some High School	472
Graduated High School	4,168
Associates Degree	1,983
Bachelor's Degree	5,771
Graduate Degree	3,423

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,451
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	44
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	9
Construction Bus	113
Manufacturing Bus	43
Wholesale Trade Bus	43

Retail Trade Bus	176
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	20
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	13
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	21
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	26
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	18
Gasoline Stations Bus	10
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	12
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	33
General Merchandise Str Bus	19
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	35
Information Bus	37

Finance & Insurance Bus	71
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	21
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	19
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	31

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	97
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	90
Legal Services Bus	15
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	37
Educational Services Bus	47
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	111
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	57

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	103
Accommodation Bus	15
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	88

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	174
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	28
Public Administration Bus	80

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17