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Brookings, SD Profile


Brookings, SD, population 20,184, is located in South Dakota's Brookings county, about 52.9 miles from Sioux Falls and 180.0 miles from Minneapolis.

Through the 90's Brookings's population has grown by about 14%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Brookings has grown by about 1%. Since 2005 Brookings's population has grown by about 7%.

Brookings's property crime levels tend to be about the same as South Dakota's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Brookings tend to be much lower than South Dakota's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 50%
Females 50%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White95%
African American0%
Native American1%
Asian2%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed2%
As % of Population
       

Age


Median Age
Population9.99
Males9.99
Females9.99
Vs. State Median Age
  
  
  
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 209.99%Under 20: 9.99%
20 to 409.99%20 to 40: 9.99%
40 to 608.00%40 to 60: 9.00%
Over 605.00%Over 60: 7.00%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearChange Rate
200018,778N/A
200118,8670.47%
200219,0641.04%
200319,009-0.29%
200419,0160.04%
200518,860-0.82%
200619,4353.05%
200719,6761.24%
200819,9651.47%
200920,1841.10%
Vs. State Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Economics


Household Income
Median$31,266
Vs. State Median Income
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001N/A
200248
200337
200448
2005N/A
2006N/A
2007N/A
200851
200915
201035
Vs. State Violent Crime Rate
 
    
    
    
 
 
 
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 ----
2002 0306
2003 0313
2004 0135
2005 ----
2006 ----
2007 ----
2008 0604
2009 0003
2010 0106

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001N/A
20022,535
20032,178
20041,729
2005N/A
2006N/A
2007N/A
20081,269
2009205
2010525
Vs. State Property Crime Rate
 
    
    
    
 
 
 
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 - - -
2002 76 389 8
2003 55 336 18
2004 37 271 14
2005 - - -
2006 - - -
2007 - - -
2008 23 211 14
2009 3 31 7
2010 8 96 2

Location

Elevation1,623 feet above sea level
Land Area10.4 Square Miles
Water Area0.1 Square Miles



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