COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hendricks vs Brookings
PLACE A
Hendricks, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Hendricks is 99% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $5,160 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -16%).
HENDRICKSBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population20525,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density5991,817−1,217
Population growth-16.2%6.0%−22.2 pts
Median age41.524.7+16.8
Male53.9%50.2%+3.6 pts
Female46.1%49.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.3%7.4%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%86.2%+9.3 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other4.5%3.8%+0.7 pts
Median household income$58,333$63,493−$5,160
Per capita income$27,337$32,470−$5,133
Poverty rate7.7%16.9%−9.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%47.5%−36.7 pts
Graduate degree3.3%17.3%−13.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%4.5%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation53.8%68.5%−14.7 pts
Median home value$133,000$265,500−$132,500
Median gross rent$688$889−$201
Owner-occupied88.1%47.7%+40.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%8.4%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households26.3%39.2%−12.9 pts
Average commute20.512.5+8.0
Worked from home3.5%10.4%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured9.9%5.5%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025