Brookings, South Dakota
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Population change since 2000: +29.7%
Males: 12,264 | (51.1%) |
Females: 11,729 | (48.9%) |
Median resident age: | 25.2 years |
South Dakota median age: | 38.5 years |
Zip codes: 57006.
Brookings: | $58,050 |
SD: | $69,728 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,894 (it was $17,028 in 2000)
Brookings city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $247,902 (it was $89,800 in 2000)
Brookings: | $247,902 |
SD: | $245,000 |
Median gross rent in 2022: $844.
(16.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.3% for Black residents, 10.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.6% for American Indian residents, 5.1% for other race residents, 1.3% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookings, SD
- 20,51285.3%White alone
- 1,0354.3%Asian alone
- 9984.2%Two or more races
- 9824.1%Hispanic
- 3441.4%Black alone
- 1990.8%American Indian alone
Races in Brookings detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of South Dakota and other state lists, there were 44 registered sex offenders living in Brookings, South Dakota as of June 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Brookings is 538 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.4) | 3 (13.0) | 5 (21.3) | 12 (50.1) | 8 (33.1) | 13 (53.7) | 12 (48.3) | 12 (48.6) | 5 (19.9) | 12 (50.6) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (12.8) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.3) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (8.1) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 3 (15.0) | 6 (27.2) | 6 (26.9) | 8 (35.6) | 8 (35.2) | 20 (86.4) | 16 (68.1) | 22 (91.8) | 28 (115.7) | 31 (128.1) | 41 (165.2) | 24 (97.2) | 20 (79.7) | 29 (122.2) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 3 (15.0) | 9 (40.8) | 6 (26.9) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (39.6) | 48 (207.4) | 61 (259.6) | 44 (183.6) | 40 (165.3) | 36 (148.7) | 28 (112.8) | 37 (149.9) | 26 (103.6) | 29 (122.2) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 32 (160.1) | 96 (435.3) | 27 (120.9) | 40 (178.0) | 63 (277.0) | 301 (1,300) | 315 (1,340) | 294 (1,226) | 248 (1,025) | 274 (1,132) | 271 (1,092) | 187 (757.6) | 135 (538.1) | 270 (1,138) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 7 (35.0) | 2 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (26.4) | 5 (21.6) | 18 (76.6) | 36 (150.2) | 27 (111.6) | 14 (57.8) | 17 (68.5) | 8 (32.4) | 8 (31.9) | 12 (50.6) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.3) | 1 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 13.3 | 30.1 | 21.1 | 14.2 | 26.5 | 95.9 | 112.4 | 133.6 | 111.1 | 131.4 | 130.0 | 104.2 | 65.6 | 124.3 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Brookings detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 49 (36 officers - 35 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.43 |
South Dakota average: | 2.20 |
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Ancestries: German (37.6%), Norwegian (9.7%), English (4.4%), Irish (3.5%), American (3.0%), Dutch (2.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated on 3/9/1883
Elevation: 1623 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles.
Population density: 2,009 people per square mile (low).
1,605 residents are foreign born (4.2% Asia, 1.4% Africa).
This city: | 6.7% |
South Dakota: | 3.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,838 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,565 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (53.3 miles , pop. 123,975).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (179.1 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (490.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.31 N, Longitude: 96.79 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,216 (+13.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 10,822 (82.1%)
Area code: 605
Brookings, South Dakota accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 60 buildings, average cost: $197,000
- 2021: 63 buildings, average cost: $204,600
- 2020: 67 buildings, average cost: $159,100
- 2019: 69 buildings, average cost: $176,800
- 2018: 63 buildings, average cost: $160,300
- 2017: 55 buildings, average cost: $173,000
- 2016: 85 buildings, average cost: $148,300
- 2015: 94 buildings, average cost: $143,000
- 2014: 72 buildings, average cost: $140,700
- 2013: 71 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2012: 73 buildings, average cost: $126,500
- 2011: 62 buildings, average cost: $132,400
- 2010: 77 buildings, average cost: $117,000
- 2009: 127 buildings, average cost: $113,800
- 2008: 94 buildings, average cost: $113,100
- 2007: 131 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 2006: 122 buildings, average cost: $128,300
- 2005: 124 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 2004: 114 buildings, average cost: $86,100
- 2003: 53 buildings, average cost: $77,400
- 2002: 81 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2001: 54 buildings, average cost: $79,100
- 2000: 38 buildings, average cost: $89,800
- 1999: 46 buildings, average cost: $87,600
- 1998: 62 buildings, average cost: $78,600
- 1997: 47 buildings, average cost: $87,700
Here: | 1.9% |
South Dakota: | 2.0% |
Population change in the 1990s: +2,102 (+12.8%).
- Educational services (18.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10.2%)
- Health care (6.3%)
- Social assistance (3.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.4%)
- Educational services (17.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.0%)
- Construction (5.8%)
- Wood products (4.1%)
- Machinery (3.7%)
- Educational services (19.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.2%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8.3%)
- Social assistance (6.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (2.9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Child care workers (4.7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.0%)
Average climate in Brookings, South Dakota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 66.6. This is about average.
City: | 66.6 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 22.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 22.0 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 3.99. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 3.99 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Brookings-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1993, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Brookings city center injured 5 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/7/1993, a category F4 tornado 26.2 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Brookings-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 101.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 130.0 miles away from Brookings center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 684.3 miles away from Brookings center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 150.0 miles away from Brookings center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from Brookings center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Brookings County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ (MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES).
Hospitals and medical centers in Brookings:
Airports and heliports located in Brookings:
- Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 1,500, Itinerant Ops: 1,500, Local Ops: 30,000, Military Ops: 100)
- Brookings Health System Heliport (0SD4)
College/University in Brookings:
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Brookings:
- Southeast Technical Institute (about 51 miles; Sioux Falls, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,386)
- Southwest Minnesota State University (about 52 miles; Marshall, MN; FT enrollment: 3,711)
- Minnesota West Community and Technical College (about 70 miles; Granite Falls, MN; FT enrollment: 2,225)
- Ridgewater College (about 103 miles; Willmar, MN; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- University of South Dakota (about 106 miles; Vermillion, SD; FT enrollment: 7,328)
- Northern State University (about 115 miles; Aberdeen, SD; FT enrollment: 2,203)
- Iowa Lakes Community College (about 116 miles; Estherville, IA; FT enrollment: 2,311)
Public high school in Brookings:
- BROOKINGS HIGH SCHOOL - 01 (Students: 807, Location: 530 ELM AVE, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Brookings:
- MEDARY ELEMENTARY - 05 (Students: 527, Location: 718 5TH ST S, Grades: KG-3)
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY - 04 (Students: 501, Location: 304 15TH AVE, Grades: KG-3)
- GEORGE S. MICKELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL - 02 (Location: 1801 12TH ST S, Grades: 6-8)
- CAMELOT INTERMEDIATE - 06 (Location: 1401 15TH STREET SOUTH, Grades: 3-5)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Brookings: Village Square (A), City Plaza (B), Brookings Fire Department (C), Brookings City Hall (D), H M Briggs Library (E), Brookings Public Library (F), Brookings County Courthouse (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: University Mall (1), Brookings Mall (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Main business address in Brookings: DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1), Calvary Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brookings include: Sexauer Park (1), Pioneer Park (2), Hillcrest Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Hicks Enterprises Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 616 Wilson Avenue), Music Service of South Dakota Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 310 7th Street West).
Hotels: Quality Inn & Suites (2515 6th Street), Comfort Inn Brookings (514 Sunrise Ridge Road), Super 8 Motel (3034 Lefevre Drive), Sonshine Inn (108 6th Street), Holiday Inn Exp Stes Brookings (3020 Lefevre Drive), Staurolite Inn & Suites (2515 6th Street), Fairfield Inn & Suites (3000 Lefevre Drive), Brookings Inn (2500 6th Street), Fairfield Inn Brookings (3000 Lefevre Drive).
Courts: South Dakota State - Court Service & Probation Ofc (314 6th Avenue), South Dakota State - Circuit Court Judge (314 6th Avenue), South Dakota State - Circuit Court Clerk (314 6th Avenue).
Birthplace of: Inga Stephens Pratt Clark - Artist and book illustrator, Jim Weaver (Oregon politician) - Politician, Robert H. Burris - Biochemist, Bob Rauch - Baseball player, Crystal Wilder - Porbographic actor.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookings and their reported violations in the past:
SOUTHBROOK ESTATES (Population served: 45, Groundwater):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2013 and DEC-2013, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-28-2013), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-2013)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-2014)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between AUG-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-25-2013)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between AUG-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-25-2013)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-19-2012), St Public Notif received (2 times from MAR-30-2012 to MAY-15-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2012)
- Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In SEP-03-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-13-2011), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2011), St Public Notif received (MAY-15-2012)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 71 regular monitoring violations
- 14 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookings that have no violations reported:
- BROOKINGS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (Population served: 22,056, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- UNIVERSITY ESTATES (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Purch groundwater)
This city: | 2.3 people |
South Dakota: | 2.4 people |
This city: | 47.0% |
Whole state: | 64.2% |
This city: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Brookings in 2010:
- 3,192 people in college/university student housing
- 72 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 59 people in group homes intended for adults
- 20 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Brookings in 2000:
- 2,468 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 168 people in nursing homes
- 68 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 25 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in other workers' dormitories
Banks with branches in Brookings (2011 data):
- First Bank & Trust: Walmart Branch, at 520 6th Street, Sixth Street Branch, Brookings Mall Branch. Info updated 2007/02/05: Bank assets: $847.3 mil, Deposits: $718.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Fishback Financial Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Brookings Branch at 527 Main Avenue, branch established on 1935/08/31. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- BankStar Financial: Brookings Branch at 510 Main Avenue South, branch established on 2002/04/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $61.7 mil, Deposits: $48.9 mil, headquarters in Elkton, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Elkton Holding Company
- Dacotah Bank: Brookings Branch at 1411 6th Street, branch established on 1928/03/28. Info updated 2007/08/07: Bank assets: $1,902.6 mil, Deposits: $1,684.0 mil, headquarters in Aberdeen, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Dacotah Banks, Inc.
- Home Federal Bank: Brookings Branch at 1024 Sixth Street, branch established on 1994/09/06. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,224.2 mil, Deposits: $946.5 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices
- MetaBank: Brookings Branch at 600 Main Avenue, branch established on 1913/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,358.3 mil, Deposits: $1,225.7 mil, headquarters in Storm Lake, IA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
- The First National Bank of Volga: Brookings Branch at 427 8th St. South, branch established on 2006/06/05. Info updated 2009/08/26: Bank assets: $42.6 mil, Deposits: $38.0 mil, headquarters in Volga, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: North Central Financial Services, Inc.
For population 15 years and over in Brookings:
- Never married: 56.6%
- Now married: 33.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 6.0%
For population 25 years and over in Brookings:
- High school or higher: 95.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.7%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.8 minutes
Here: | 10.4 |
South Dakota average: | 10.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Brookings, SD (based on Brookings County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
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Mainline Protestant | 7,444 | 18 |
Catholic | 4,844 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,018 | 29 |
Other | 633 | 4 |
None | 15,026 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Brookings County: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. |
South Dakota: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Brookings County: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. |
South Dakota: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.84 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Brookings County: | 5.5% |
South Dakota: | 7.7% |
Brookings County: | 27.9% |
South Dakota: | 27.7% |
Brookings County: | 10.4% |
State: | 14.9% |
Health and Nutrition:
Brookings: | 50.7% |
State: | 51.4% |
Here: | 53.6% |
South Dakota: | 49.4% |
Here: | 27.5 |
South Dakota: | 28.5 |
Here: | 21.1% |
South Dakota: | 20.6% |
Brookings: | 10.8% |
State: | 9.7% |
This city: | 7.0 |
South Dakota: | 6.9 |
This city: | 27.0% |
South Dakota: | 34.1% |
Brookings: | 61.7% |
State: | 58.1% |
Brookings: | 81.9% |
South Dakota: | 78.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Brookings, SD Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
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Hospitals | 220 | $1,000,852 | $54,592 | 193 | $449,677 |
Welfare | 58 | $248,852 | $51,487 | 84 | $125,362 |
Other and Unallocable | 53 | $367,707 | $83,254 | 15 | $15,268 |
Electric Power | 40 | $261,682 | $78,505 | 9 | $11,145 |
Police Protection - Officers | 36 | $223,800 | $74,600 | 5 | $3,340 |
Health | 24 | $82,531 | $41,266 | 38 | $69,241 |
Parks and Recreation | 18 | $99,543 | $66,362 | 23 | $12,909 |
Streets and Highways | 17 | $98,312 | $69,397 | 2 | $1,604 |
Sewerage | 14 | $87,168 | $74,715 | 1 | $1,294 |
Police - Other | 13 | $60,139 | $55,513 | 3 | $1,250 |
Water Supply | 12 | $83,135 | $83,135 | 0 | $0 |
Local Libraries | 10 | $53,561 | $64,273 | 11 | $8,783 |
Solid Waste Management | 10 | $52,661 | $63,193 | 1 | $217 |
Housing and Community Development (Local) | 8 | $50,610 | $75,915 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 8 | $60,838 | $91,257 | 7 | $4,750 |
Financial Administration | 6 | $43,142 | $86,284 | 0 | $0 |
Firefighters | 4 | $25,954 | $77,862 | 0 | $0 |
Natural Resources | 3 | $14,735 | $58,940 | 0 | $0 |
Airports | 2 | $11,488 | $68,928 | 0 | $0 |
Totals for Government | 556 | $2,926,710 | $63,166 | 392 | $704,839 |
Brookings government finances - Expenditure in 2021 (per resident):
- Construction - Water Utilities: $4,414,000 ($183.97)
Hospitals: $3,531,000 ($147.17)
Electric Utilities: $2,597,000 ($108.24)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $1,591,000 ($66.31)
Sewerage: $695,000 ($28.97)
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $64,939,000 ($2706.58)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $28,582,000 ($1191.26)
Electric Utilities: $23,333,000 ($972.49)
Regular Highways: $9,995,000 ($416.58)
Parks and Recreation: $6,955,000 ($289.88)
Liquor Stores: $4,107,000 ($171.17)
Police Protection: $4,102,000 ($170.97)
Water Utilities: $3,599,000 ($150.00)
General - Other: $3,540,000 ($147.54)
Sewerage: $2,720,000 ($113.37)
Solid Waste Management: $2,180,000 ($90.86)
Libraries: $1,279,000 ($53.31)
Central Staff Services: $875,000 ($36.47)
Financial Administration: $783,000 ($32.63)
Local Fire Protection: $737,000 ($30.72)
Housing and Community Development: $459,000 ($19.13)
Air Transportation: $323,000 ($13.46)
Health - Other: $152,000 ($6.34)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $283,000 ($11.80)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,908,000 ($121.20)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,093,000 ($295.63)
Regular Highways: $3,887,000 ($162.01)
Solid Waste Management: $362,000 ($15.09)
Air Transportation: $239,000 ($9.96)
Parks and Recreation: $160,000 ($6.67)
Liquor Stores: $8,000 ($0.33)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $62,404,000 ($2600.93)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($0.58)
Brookings government finances - Revenue in 2021 (per resident):
- Charges - Hospital Public: $75,418,000 ($3143.33)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $34,623,000 ($1443.05)
Sewerage: $5,811,000 ($242.20)
Solid Waste Management: $3,997,000 ($166.59)
Parks and Recreation: $2,974,000 ($123.95)
Other: $359,000 ($14.96)
Air Transportation: $44,000 ($1.83)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $378,000 ($15.75)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,952,000 ($248.07)
General Revenue - Other: $1,789,000 ($74.56)
Special Assessments: $1,550,000 ($64.60)
Donations From Private Sources: $216,000 ($9.00)
Rents: $153,000 ($6.38)
Fines and Forfeits: $92,000 ($3.83)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $33,045,000 ($1377.28)
Water Utilities: $5,739,000 ($239.19)
Liquor Stores: $4,411,000 ($183.85)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,945,000 ($164.42)
Highways: $919,000 ($38.30)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,668,000 ($694.70)
Property: $7,304,000 ($304.42)
Other: $1,151,000 ($47.97)
Public Utilities Sales: $401,000 ($16.71)
Other License: $287,000 ($11.96)
Other Selective Sales: $283,000 ($11.80)
Amusements Sales: $1,000 ($0.04)
Brookings government finances - Debt in 2021 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $56,936,000 ($2373.03)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,557,000 ($2232.19)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,379,000 ($140.83)
Brookings government finances - Cash and Securities in 2021 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,188,000 ($49.51)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $164,046,000 ($6837.24)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,285,000 ($95.24)
Businesses in Brookings, SD | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Burger King | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 |
Strongest AM radio stations in Brookings:
- KBRK (1430 AM; 1 kW; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF BROOKINGS, INC.)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KJJQ (910 AM; 0 kW; VOLGA, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Brookings:
- K285EX (105.5 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- KSDJ (90.7 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKQQ (102.3 FM; VOLGA, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBRK-FM (93.7 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF HURON, INC.)
- KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
- KESD (88.3 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- K209DX (89.7 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KDBX (107.1 FM; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KIXX (96.1 FM; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSDR-FM (92.9 FM; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF BROOKINGS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Brookings:
- K50DG (Channel 50; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K40FZ (Channel 40; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KESD-TV (Channel 8; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K38CQ (Channel 38; HURON, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K35GR (Channel 35; BADGER, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 99Number of bridges
- 919ft / 280mTotal length
- $54,516,000Total costs
- 255,285Total average daily traffic
- 36,204Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 11910-1919
- 11920-1929
- 71930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 41950-1959
- 321960-1969
- 301970-1979
- 71980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 82000-2009
- 42010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 190 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Brookings, SD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 107 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brookings)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 58 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Brookings)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Brookings, SD
- 38443.5%Outside Fires
- 30034.0%Structure Fires
- 15817.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 404.5%Other
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Brookings, South Dakota:
- Comfort Inn, 514 Sunrise Ridge Rd, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 , Phone: (605) 692-9566, Fax: (605) 692-9511
- Country Inn & Suites, 3000 Lefevre Dr, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 , Phone: (605) 692-3500, Fax: (605) 692-3500
- Hampton Inn And Suites, 3017 Lefevre Dr, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 , Phone: (605) 697-5232, Fax: (605) 697-5233
- My Place Hotel, 711 32nd Ave, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 , Phone: (605) 696-3150, Fax: (605) 696-3151
- Comfort Suites University Brookings, 929 25th Ave, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 , Phone: (605) 692-2882, Fax: (605) 692-2899
Most common first names in Brookings, SD among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 69 | 76.8 years |
William | 61 | 78.8 years |
Mary | 52 | 84.1 years |
Anna | 46 | 85.3 years |
George | 41 | 79.1 years |
Robert | 41 | 74.5 years |
Ruth | 38 | 83.8 years |
Charles | 37 | 77.4 years |
Gladys | 36 | 83.8 years |
Helen | 35 | 83.8 years |
Most common last names in Brookings, SD among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Johnson | 82 | 77.4 years |
Nelson | 44 | 82.0 years |
Olson | 41 | 79.8 years |
Peterson | 40 | 80.3 years |
Anderson | 39 | 77.7 years |
Jensen | 33 | 80.1 years |
Thompson | 33 | 77.7 years |
Smith | 29 | 82.0 years |
Hanson | 27 | 79.9 years |
Larson | 25 | 80.2 years |
- 73.4%Utility gas
- 22.4%Electricity
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 69.8%Electricity
- 23.8%Utility gas
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
Brookings compared to South Dakota state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
Brookings on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest number of burglaries per 100,000 residents (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index decrease from 2002 to 2012 (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest city-data.com crime index (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest city-data.com crime index per police officer (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest number of thefts per 100,000 residents (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest number of auto thefts per 100,000 residents (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most full-time financial administration workers per 1000 residents (population 5,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Northern Africa (population 500+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 100 safest cities (lowest city-data.com crime index) (pop. 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people living the same house as 1 year ago (population 5,000+))"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse (population 1,000+)"
- #48 (57006) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Norwegian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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