COMPARING TWO PLACES
Badger vs Brookings
PLACE A
Badger, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Badger is 99% smaller than Brookings. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Badger has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 6%).
BADGERBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population13725,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density1291,817−1,688
Population growth20.6%6.0%+14.6 pts
Median age37.024.7+12.3
Male50.0%50.2%−0.2 pts
Female50.0%49.8%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born3.1%7.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%86.2%+9.5 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%4.2%−1.1 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other1.2%3.8%−2.6 pts
Median household income$65,000$63,493+$1,507
Per capita income$26,439$32,470−$6,031
Poverty rate3.7%16.9%−13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%47.5%−38.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%17.3%−17.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.5%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation72.9%68.5%+4.4 pts
Median home value$70,000$265,500−$195,500
Median gross rent$363$889−$526
Owner-occupied96.7%47.7%+48.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%8.4%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute22.612.5+10.0
Worked from home16.5%10.4%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.4%5.5%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025