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South Dakota·Brookings County
5 tracts·16K people·$266K median·1,156/mi²
White 86 · Asian 5 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Married couple 37 · Other 23
Health 31 · Manufacturing 23 · Retail 15 · Professional 12 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Production · transport 17 · Service 17 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 12 · Walk 7 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brookings is $265,500 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Brookings has 23,948 residents across 3 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 24.7; the population is 86.2% White, 4.6% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.2% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 47.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.9% (Census ACS).
Medary Elementary - 05 (56%), Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 (53%) and Camelot Intermediate - 06 (52%) lead the elementary schools; George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is the middle school with reported scores (54%); Brookings High School - 01 is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $889/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brookings is $63,493 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Brookings, median rent is $889/month and the median home value is $265,500 (Census ACS).
Brookings reported 1.0 violent crimes and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 8°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 26 inches; snowfall averages 36 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brookings are winter weather (98), ice storm (92) and cold wave (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Brookings, 6.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).