COMPARING TWO PLACES
Madison vs Brookings
PLACE A
Madison, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Madison is 99% smaller than Brookings. Madison earns more, with a median household income $30,436 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
MADISONBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population35025,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density8031,817−1,014
Population growth-8.3%6.0%−14.3 pts
Median age43.124.7+18.4
Male44.8%50.2%−5.5 pts
Female55.2%49.8%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.0%86.2%+11.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other2.0%3.8%−1.8 pts
Median household income$93,929$63,493+$30,436
Per capita income$37,487$32,470+$5,017
Poverty rate1.7%16.9%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%47.5%−30.8 pts
Graduate degree10.1%17.3%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%4.5%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation59.5%68.5%−9.0 pts
Median home value$241,300$265,500−$24,200
Median gross rent$675$889−$214
Owner-occupied96.5%47.7%+48.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%8.4%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%39.2%+20.8 pts
Average commute23.912.5+11.4
Worked from home2.5%10.4%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured2.0%5.5%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025