COMPARING TWO PLACES
Howard vs Brookings
PLACE A
Howard, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Howard is 97% smaller than Brookings. Howard earns more, with a median household income $5,813 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -5%).
HOWARDBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population65925,355−97% vs Brookings
Population density1,8151,817−1
Population growth-4.6%6.0%−10.6 pts
Median age37.324.7+12.6
Male49.8%50.2%−0.5 pts
Female50.2%49.8%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.9%7.4%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.9%86.2%+9.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%4.2%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other4.0%3.8%+0.2 pts
Median household income$69,306$63,493+$5,813
Per capita income$30,118$32,470−$2,352
Poverty rate6.0%16.9%−10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3550.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%47.5%−22.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%17.3%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%4.5%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation63.3%68.5%−5.1 pts
Median home value$195,000$265,500−$70,500
Median gross rent$971$889+$82
Owner-occupied78.8%47.7%+31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%8.4%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households63.3%39.2%+24.0 pts
Average commute23.712.5+11.2
Worked from home4.6%10.4%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured10.3%5.5%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025