Brookings County, South Dakota

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,968
Median household income: $67,341
Median home value: $246,300

Brookings County, South Dakota counts 34,968 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $67,341, its median household income sits below South Dakota's $72,421.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookings County's population grew 1.1% from 34,601 to 34,968, while its median household income rose 15.8% from $58,136 to $67,341.

58.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,968
Median age: 28.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,341
Median home value: $246,300
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 15,025
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,60134,968

Median household income

$58,136$67,341

Median home value

$179,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$750$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,601	$58,136	$179,000	$750
2020	35,115	$57,471	$187,100	$759
2021	34,315	$59,178	$201,000	$806
2022	34,631	$64,438	$227,800	$870
2023	34,968	$67,341	$246,300	$874

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2424.4%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,010	5.7%
5 to 17	5,369	15.4%
18 to 24	8,538	24.4%
25 to 34	4,481	12.8%
35 to 44	3,889	11.1%
45 to 54	2,835	8.1%
55 to 64	3,199	9.1%
65 to 74	2,747	7.9%
75 and over	1,900	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,723	87.9%
Black or African American	393	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	257	0.7%
Asian	1,190	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.0%
Two or more races	890	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,504	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	625	3.3%
High school graduate	4,394	23.1%
Some college or associate's	5,656	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,558	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,818	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,022	75.1%
Carpooled	1,612	8.6%
Public transit	103	0.6%
Walked	638	3.4%
Bicycle	165	0.9%
Worked from home	2,039	10.9%
Other means	98	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,861	65.3%
15 to 29 min	4,088	24.6%
30 to 44 min	988	5.9%
45 to 59 min	360	2.2%
60+ min	341	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.8% (4,078 of 31,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,881	51.0%
Nonfamily households	6,609	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,490	89.8%
Vacant	1,535	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,941	58.9%
Renter-occupied	5,549	41.1%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,766	58.3%
1-unit, attached	1,113	7.4%
2 to 4 units	792	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2,154	14.3%
20 or more units	1,145	7.6%
Mobile home & other	1,055	7.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 46011
State: South Dakota
Land area: 792 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 44.3767, -96.7978