Brookings County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.1%), Manufacturing (20.8%).

Type of workers:

Brookings County, South Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Brookings County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	26.6 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 14,258	(50.5%)
Females: 13,962	(49.5%)

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Brookings County:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,616
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$414
State:	$436

Brookings County:	$135,028
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $168,407

Here:	$168,407
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,370

Here:	$194,370
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $139,754

Here:	$139,754
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,250

Here:	$84,250
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,469

Here:	$57,469
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $26,837

Here:	$26,837
State:	$34,151

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 54
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brookings County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brookings, Volga, Elkton, White, Aurora, Bruce, Sinai, Bushnell.

2005 air pollution in Brookings County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 57 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Deuel County , Hamlin County , Kingsbury County , Lake County , Lincoln County, Minnesota , Moody County , Pipestone County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Brookings County: Lake Campbell (A), Brookings Country Club (B), Brookings Township Hall (C), Preston Township Hall (D), Sterling Township Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brookings County include: Preston Church (A), Oslo Church (B), Pioneer Church (C), Sterling Church (D), Singsaas Church (E), Lake Campbell Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Trulock Cemetery (1), Fair View Cemetery (2), Fairlawn Cemetery (3), Hillside Cemetery (4), Lutheran Cemetery (5), First Lutheran Cemetery (6), Arlington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mitchell, Lake (A), Brush Lake (B), Oak Lake (C), Oakwood Lakes (D), Oakwood, Lake (E), Goldsmith, Lake (F), Moe Slough (G), Tetonkaha, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peg Munky Run (A), Sixmile Creek (B), Lake Campbell Outlet (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brookings County include: Medary Monument (1), Lake Hendricks State Recreation Area (2), Oak Lake Girl Scout Camp (3), Oakwood Lakes State Park (4), South Poinsett Access Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.4%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 6,622
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 653 (39% naturalized citizens)

Brookings County:	2.3%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,509
• One, attached: 249
• Two: 291
• 3 or 4: 384
• 5 to 9: 790
• 10 to 19: 868
• 20 or more: 1,115
• Mobile homes: 1,366
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Brookings County with a mortgage: 2,641 (386 second mortgage, 282 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,417

Here:	65.1% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Brookings County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/21/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Brookings County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 98% smaller 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 98.8 miles away from Brookings County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the county 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 91.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Brookings County center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.1 miles away from Brookings County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,265 (76%) Carpooled: 1,720 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 135 (1%) Walked: 1,080 (7%) Other means: 39 (0%) Worked at home: 776 (5%)

10.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.55%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($492 average AGI)

Brookings County:	0.52%
South Dakota average:	0.10%

5.83% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($14,134 average AGI)
4.19% relocated from other states ($13,439 average AGI)

Brookings County:	4.19%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.04% ($24,577 average AGI)
from Codington County, SD	0.36% ($31,639)
from Kingsbury County, SD	0.33% ($32,545)
from Pennington County, SD	0.29% ($24,310)
from Deuel County, SD	0.27% ($27,111)
from Hamlin County, SD	0.27% ($30,630)
from Lake County, SD	0.25% ($20,680)

9.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,464 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.75%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.22% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($16,375 average AGI)
4.53% relocated to other states ($14,089 average AGI)

Brookings County:	4.53%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	1.82% ($30,249 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, SD	0.38% ($40,342)
to Kingsbury County, SD	0.27% ($30,296)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.26% ($42,923)
to Codington County, SD	0.26% ($26,962)
to Pennington County, SD	0.25% ($28,080)
to Deuel County, SD	0.22% ($26,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,305 (2,970 aged, 335 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,919 (5,150 male householders, 1,119 female householders)

  5,276 spouses, 6,679 children (6,260 natural, 192 adopted, 227 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 161 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 92 other relatives, 334 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,461 (2,281 male householders (1,567 living alone)), 2,114 female householders (1,586 living alone)), 2,066 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,840 (265 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,872 2-persons, 1,376 3-persons, 1,275 4-persons, 520 5-persons, 177 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,153 1-person, 773 2-persons, 285 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

94.8% of residents of Brookings County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $144,643,000 ($5137 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,470,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,741,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,602,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,926,000
Federal grants: $29,037,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,150,000 ($404,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,187,000 ($1,759,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,181,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,822,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,632,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

46% of Brookings County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in South Dakota.

Brookings County:	46.1%
State average:	56.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17734
• Northeast: 292
• Midwest: 7719
• South: 532
• West: 1176

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,900

Here:	4.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	1.3%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	1.0%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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