Demographics of Brookings city, South Dakota

Brookings city, South Dakota had 25,355 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,985 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brookings city, in four figures

25,355
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,948 ±22.; +8.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,985 people.; 24.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,493 ±$5,892
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brookings city, South Dakota's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brookings city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Brookings city, South Dakota's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brookings city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,370	100.0	100.0
2021	23,535	100.7	100.2
2022	23,945	102.5	100.7
2023	24,223	103.6	101.6
2024	24,853	106.3	102.5
2025	25,355	108.5	103.1

Population of Brookings city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,370	—
2021	23,535	+165
2022	23,945	+410
2023	24,223	+278
2024	24,853	+630
2025	25,355	+502

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 24.7 ±0.5: for men 25.0 ±0.6 and for women 24.4 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brookings city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	1,007 ±178	4.2% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,441 ±403	14.4% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,715 ±591	32.2% ±2.5	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,591 ±439	23.3% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,306 ±329	13.8% ±1.4	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,888 ±340	12.1% ±1.4	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,493 ±$5,892, and income per person $32,470 ±$1,811, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brookings city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,775 ±367	19.4% ±4.0	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,642 ±345	18.0% ±3.7	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,914 ±388	20.9% ±4.2	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	909 ±247	9.9% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,640 ±311	17.9% ±3.4	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	768 ±222	8.4% ±2.4	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	497 ±143	5.4% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brookings city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	3,520 ±605	16.9% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	45 to 345	1.1% to 7.8%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,941 ±469	23.2% ±3.5	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	384 ±176	10.4% ±4.6	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brookings city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brookings city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	9,984 ±223	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±1.9	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.4% ±2.7	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.7% ±3.8	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.3% ±4.2	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$265,500 ±$16,278	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$889 ±$68	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±6	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brookings city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	999 ±265	4.2% ±1.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,646 ±305	86.2% ±1.3	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	293 ±119	1.2% ±0.5	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,096 ±142	4.6% ±0.6	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	101 to 301	0.4% to 1.3%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	713 ±206	3.0% ±0.9	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brookings city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	11,476 ±742	47.9% ±3.1	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,267 ±731	42.9% ±3.1	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	151 to 691	0.6% to 2.9%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,784 ±415	7.4% ±1.7	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	466 ±213	1.9% ±0.9	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,318 ±437	5.5% ±1.8	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brookings city among the places of South Dakota

4th of 19 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Places of South Dakota near Brookings city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sioux Falls city	201,469 ±92
Rapid City city	77,946 ±44
Aberdeen city	28,189 ±42
Brookings city	23,948 ±22
Watertown city	23,044 ±23
Mitchell city	15,649 ±48
Yankton city	15,540 ±39
Huron city	14,385 ±34
Pierre city	13,948 ±24

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026