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South Dakota · Census place 07580

Brookings city, SD

Quick answer

Brookings city has 23,710 residents, ranking #4 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $61,979, the median home is worth $243,600 and median gross rent runs $862 a month.

Population
23,710Brookings city residents
Median household income
$61,979Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$243,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$862Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
24.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Brookings city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Brookings city median would spend about 16.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 48.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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