COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ihlen vs Brookings
PLACE A
Ihlen, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Ihlen is 100% smaller than Brookings. Ihlen earns more, with a median household income $2,610 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
IHLENBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population6125,355−100% vs Brookings
Population density1641,817−1,653
Population growth-3.2%6.0%−9.2 pts
Median age43.624.7+18.9
Male46.2%50.2%−4.1 pts
Female53.8%49.8%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.2%86.2%+5.0 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%4.2%+4.6 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$66,103$63,493+$2,610
Per capita income$35,864$32,470+$3,394
Poverty rate4.4%16.9%−12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2420.428−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%47.5%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree32.4%17.3%+15.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation48.5%68.5%−19.9 pts
Median home value$84,700$265,500−$180,800
Median gross rent$425$889−$464
Owner-occupied98.0%47.7%+50.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%8.4%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute29.512.5+16.9
Worked from home12.1%10.4%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.5%5.5%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025