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Brookings County
Brookings County, South Dakota
At a Glance
Population 34,375 County Seat Brookings County Courthouse State FIPS 46 County FIPS 011 Num Towns 13 Census-Designated Places 4 Total Town Population 29,693 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 34,631 Median Age 27.7 Veterans 1,442 Housing Units 14,882 Uninsured 290 Net Migration (recent) -332 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 951 Total Employees 14,304 Avg Annual Pay $56,994 Median Household Income $64,438 Poverty Rate 12.5% Unemployment Rate 3.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $85,411 Federal Spending FY2024 $197,233,654 Federal Spending Per Capita $5,738
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $227,800 Median Rent $870 FMR Studio $761 FMR 1BR $765 FMR 2BR $923 FMR 3BR $1,293 FMR 4BR $1,550
Health & Safety
Hospitals 13 EMS Stations 39 Fire Stations 39 Police Stations 39 Adult Smoking 13.7% Adult Obesity 33.6% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 7.2 Air Quality Good Days 292
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.86 Electric Customers 433548 Towns with Broadband Data 13 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 13
Community
Churches 37 Libraries 13 Historic Places (NRHP) 45 Homeless Population N/A Schools 186 SNAP Stores 24 Bank Branches 16
Agriculture
Total Farms 3 Land in Farms (acres) 374,488 Avg Farm Size (acres) 124,829.3 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM 2023-02-27 DR SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2022-06-29 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-05 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2019-11-18 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2019-06-07 DR FLOODING 2011-05-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2010-11-02 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2005-12-20 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Brookings County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
