COMPARING TWO PLACES
Egan vs Brookings
PLACE A
Egan, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Egan is 99% smaller than Brookings. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -13%).
EGANBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population25125,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density2351,817−1,582
Population growth-13.3%6.0%−19.3 pts
Median age49.524.7+24.8
Male52.6%50.2%+2.3 pts
Female47.4%49.8%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born7.7%7.4%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.4%86.2%−6.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%4.2%+8.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other8.2%3.8%+4.4 pts
Median household income$63,482$63,493−$11
Per capita income$30,518$32,470−$1,952
Poverty rate10.8%16.9%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%47.5%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%17.3%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation52.7%68.5%−15.8 pts
Median home value$114,300$265,500−$151,200
Median gross rent$583$889−$306
Owner-occupied94.1%47.7%+46.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%8.4%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute24.112.5+11.6
Worked from home21.8%10.4%+11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.4%5.5%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025