COMPARING TWO PLACES
Milbank vs Brookings
PLACE A
Milbank, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Milbank is 86% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $7,482 higher.
MILBANKBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,51225,355−86% vs Brookings
Population density1,2661,817−551
Population growth5.7%6.0%−0.3 pts
Median age50.024.7+25.3
Male46.9%50.2%−3.3 pts
Female53.1%49.8%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born10.6%7.4%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%86.2%+1.9 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.7%4.2%+6.5 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other1.2%3.8%−2.7 pts
Median household income$56,011$63,493−$7,482
Per capita income$37,811$32,470+$5,341
Poverty rate13.2%16.9%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%47.5%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree10.9%17.3%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%4.5%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation66.3%68.5%−2.1 pts
Median home value$155,000$265,500−$110,500
Median gross rent$548$889−$341
Owner-occupied69.8%47.7%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%8.4%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households25.8%39.2%−13.5 pts
Average commute9.112.5−3.4
Worked from home10.3%10.4%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured2.6%5.5%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025