Brookings

Population: 23,710
Median household income: $61,979
Median home value: $243,600

Located in Brookings County, South Dakota, Brookings is a community with a population of 23,710. Its median household income of $61,979 runs below the Brookings County figure of $67,341.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookings's population declined 1.7% from 24,108 to 23,710, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $181,000 to $243,600.

The median gross rent is $862. 49.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,710
Median age: 24.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,979
Median home value: $243,600
Median gross rent: $862
Housing units: 9,872
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,10823,710

Median household income

$53,863$61,979

Median home value

$181,000$243,600

Median gross rent

$753$862

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,108	$53,863	$181,000	$753
2020	24,479	$53,845	$187,100	$763
2021	23,432	$54,676	$198,000	$806
2022	23,530	$57,824	$222,100	$856
2023	23,710	$61,979	$243,600	$862

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2432.2%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,151	4.9%
5 to 17	3,329	14.0%
18 to 24	7,641	32.2%
25 to 34	2,963	12.5%
35 to 44	2,610	11.0%
45 to 54	1,622	6.8%
55 to 64	1,650	7.0%
65 to 74	1,468	6.2%
75 and over	1,276	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,493	86.4%
Black or African American	358	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	169	0.7%
Asian	1,128	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	602	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	960	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree31.5%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	386	3.3%
High school graduate	2,223	19.2%
Some college or associate's	3,225	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,653	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,102	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,535	74.6%
Carpooled	1,177	9.2%
Public transit	73	0.6%
Walked	563	4.4%
Bicycle	130	1.0%
Worked from home	1,285	10.1%
Other means	17	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,797	76.5%
15 to 29 min	1,735	15.1%
30 to 44 min	544	4.7%
45 to 59 min	272	2.4%
60+ min	147	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 16.1% (3,309 of 20,566)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,783	42.7%
Nonfamily households	5,077	57.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,860	89.7%
Vacant	1,012	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,299	48.5%
Renter-occupied	4,561	51.5%

1-unit, detached45.4%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,482	45.4%
1-unit, attached	942	9.5%
2 to 4 units	656	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1,908	19.3%
20 or more units	1,112	11.3%
Mobile home & other	772	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4607580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 44.3034, -96.7873