COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clark vs Brookings
PLACE A
Clark, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Clark is 98% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $3,493 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -10%).
CLARKBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population55825,355−98% vs Brookings
Population density1851,817−1,631
Population growth-10.0%6.0%−16.0 pts
Median age45.624.7+20.9
Male45.5%50.2%−4.8 pts
Female54.5%49.8%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.7%7.4%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.3%86.2%+11.1 pts
Black1.4%1.2%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other1.4%3.8%−2.4 pts
Median household income$60,000$63,493−$3,493
Per capita income$45,761$32,470+$13,291
Poverty rate7.3%16.9%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%47.5%−15.4 pts
Graduate degree12.5%17.3%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%4.5%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation53.0%68.5%−15.5 pts
Median home value$229,800$265,500−$35,700
Median gross rent$688$889−$201
Owner-occupied86.0%47.7%+38.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%8.4%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households8.8%39.2%−30.4 pts
Average commute19.912.5+7.3
Worked from home16.2%10.4%+5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.0%5.5%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025