COMPARING TWO PLACES
Goodwin vs Brookings
PLACE A
Goodwin, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Goodwin is 99% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $10,368 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs 1%).
GOODWINBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population15425,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density3251,817−1,492
Population growth0.7%6.0%−5.3 pts
Median age58.224.7+33.5
Male46.5%50.2%−3.7 pts
Female53.5%49.8%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%86.2%+13.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$53,125$63,493−$10,368
Per capita income$38,264$32,470+$5,794
Poverty rate21.8%16.9%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%47.5%−28.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%17.3%−17.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation49.5%68.5%−19.0 pts
Median home value$188,500$265,500−$77,000
Median gross rent$533$889−$356
Owner-occupied90.8%47.7%+43.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%8.4%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%39.2%+10.8 pts
Average commute18.512.5+5.9
Worked from home2.1%10.4%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.0%5.5%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025