Crooks is a city of 1,268 people in South Dakota. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Growth has run 48% since 2000, or 409 more people. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.5% of locals.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $98,984, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Crooks
What changed most since 1990
Median age26.5 → 43.6(+17.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,203 → $295,400(+156%)US over the same years: +67%
Population657 → 1,268(+93%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.1%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.2%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 74 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Crooks, decade by decade
Crooks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
657
$70,365
$115,203
10.7%
4.5
2000
859
$99,431
$165,953
15.3%
4.6
2010
1,269
$105,223
$224,561
19.9%
7.9
2020
1,362
$123,546
$250,407
30.3%
15.4
2024
1,268
$98,984
$295,400
36.5%
10.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
