COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bradley vs Brookings
PLACE A
Bradley, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Bradley is 100% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $5,993 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -10%).
BRADLEYBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population6925,355−100% vs Brookings
Population density2821,817−1,535
Population growth-9.7%6.0%−15.7 pts
Median age44.824.7+20.1
Male65.4%50.2%+15.1 pts
Female34.6%49.8%−15.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%86.2%+4.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other9.0%3.8%+5.2 pts
Median household income$57,500$63,493−$5,993
Per capita income$31,901$32,470−$569
Poverty rate11.5%16.9%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%47.5%−24.0 pts
Graduate degree9.4%17.3%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation61.2%68.5%−7.3 pts
Median home value$94,200$265,500−$171,300
Median gross rent$0$889−$889
Owner-occupied93.2%47.7%+45.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.2%8.4%+21.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%39.2%+60.8 pts
Average commute29.712.5+17.2
Worked from home9.8%10.4%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured11.5%5.5%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025