COMPARING TWO PLACES
Altamont vs Brookings
PLACE A
Altamont, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Altamont is 100% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $15,576 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -6%).
ALTAMONTBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population3625,355−100% vs Brookings
Population density291,817−1,788
Population growth-5.9%6.0%−11.9 pts
Median age37.324.7+12.6
Male43.5%50.2%−6.8 pts
Female56.5%49.8%+6.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%86.2%−5.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.9%4.2%+6.7 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other8.7%3.8%+4.9 pts
Median household income$47,917$63,493−$15,576
Per capita income$29,350$32,470−$3,120
Poverty rate0.0%16.9%−16.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2300.428−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%47.5%−40.1 pts
Graduate degree3.7%17.3%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate13.0%4.5%+8.6 pts
Labor force participation69.7%68.5%+1.2 pts
Median home value$252,800$265,500−$12,700
Median gross rent$525$889−$364
Owner-occupied100.0%47.7%+52.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%8.4%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute17.812.5+5.2
Worked from home0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured19.6%5.5%+14.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025