COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dawson vs Brookings
PLACE A
Dawson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Dawson is 99% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $14,564 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -4%).
DAWSONBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population33625,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density1,9421,817+125
Population growth-4.1%6.0%−10.1 pts
Median age46.424.7+21.7
Male52.6%50.2%+2.3 pts
Female47.4%49.8%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.7%86.2%+12.5 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other1.3%3.8%−2.5 pts
Median household income$48,929$63,493−$14,564
Per capita income$27,101$32,470−$5,369
Poverty rate30.7%16.9%+13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%47.5%−40.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%17.3%−17.3 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%4.5%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation45.4%68.5%−23.0 pts
Median home value$88,000$265,500−$177,500
Median gross rent$944$889+$55
Owner-occupied69.5%47.7%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%8.4%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%39.2%+6.1 pts
Average commute22.312.5+9.7
Worked from home9.5%10.4%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.5%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025