COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clarkfield vs Brookings
PLACE A
Clarkfield, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Clarkfield is 97% smaller than Brookings. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
CLARKFIELDBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population87825,355−97% vs Brookings
Population density7761,817−1,041
Population growth-1.3%6.0%−7.3 pts
Median age31.924.7+7.2
Male44.2%50.2%−6.0 pts
Female55.8%49.8%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born6.0%7.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%86.2%−5.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.0%4.2%+7.9 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other7.6%3.8%+3.7 pts
Median household income$63,359$63,493−$134
Per capita income$33,161$32,470+$691
Poverty rate10.7%16.9%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%47.5%−33.1 pts
Graduate degree3.1%17.3%−14.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.5%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation64.6%68.5%−3.8 pts
Median home value$95,600$265,500−$169,900
Median gross rent$833$889−$56
Owner-occupied78.7%47.7%+31.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%8.4%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households41.0%39.2%+1.8 pts
Average commute22.812.5+10.2
Worked from home4.3%10.4%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.0%5.5%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025