COMPARING TWO PLACES
Letcher vs Brookings
PLACE A
Letcher, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Letcher is 99% smaller than Brookings. Letcher earns more, with a median household income $17,549 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
LETCHERBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population15825,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density2561,817−1,560
Population growth-8.1%6.0%−14.1 pts
Median age38.424.7+13.7
Male53.8%50.2%+3.6 pts
Female46.2%49.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%86.2%+3.3 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%4.2%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other7.6%3.8%+3.8 pts
Median household income$81,042$63,493+$17,549
Per capita income$31,379$32,470−$1,091
Poverty rate24.0%16.9%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%47.5%−29.6 pts
Graduate degree3.6%17.3%−13.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.5%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation69.9%68.5%+1.5 pts
Median home value$102,100$265,500−$163,400
Median gross rent$725$889−$164
Owner-occupied80.0%47.7%+32.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%8.4%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households80.0%39.2%+40.8 pts
Average commute21.312.5+8.7
Worked from home6.6%10.4%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured12.3%5.5%+6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025