COMPARING TWO PLACES
Deuel County vs Brookings County
PLACE A
Deuel County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Brookings County, South Dakota
Deuel County is 95% smaller than Brookings County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Brookings County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
DEUEL COUNTYBROOKINGS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,86237,635−95% vs Brookings County
Population density448−43
Population growth-5.3%7.5%−12.8 pts
Median age50.828.0+22.8
Male50.0%50.9%−0.9 pts
Female50.0%49.1%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.6%6.2%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%87.5%−1.8 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.9%4.6%+5.4 pts
Asian0.4%3.3%−2.8 pts
Other4.0%3.6%+0.4 pts
Median household income$70,096$70,064+$32
Per capita income$43,755$35,295+$8,460
Poverty rate9.4%13.2%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.415+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%42.5%−17.3 pts
Graduate degree7.9%14.3%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%3.7%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation56.7%69.0%−12.3 pts
Median home value$100,200$264,600−$164,400
Median gross rent$872$901−$29
Owner-occupied81.6%57.2%+24.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.4%9.1%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.9%36.2%−21.3 pts
Average commute28.214.3+13.9
Worked from home5.5%11.1%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.5%+0.5 pts
Uninsured9.1%5.1%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025