COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pipestone vs Brookings
PLACE A
Pipestone, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Pipestone is 84% smaller than Brookings. Pipestone earns more, with a median household income $4,075 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
PIPESTONEBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,10025,355−84% vs Brookings
Population density9891,817−828
Population growth-2.4%6.0%−8.4 pts
Median age38.624.7+13.9
Male47.6%50.2%−2.7 pts
Female52.4%49.8%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born7.0%7.4%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.6%86.2%−4.6 pts
Black2.4%1.2%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.1%4.2%+5.9 pts
Asian1.1%4.6%−3.5 pts
Other4.9%3.8%+1.1 pts
Median household income$67,568$63,493+$4,075
Per capita income$36,517$32,470+$4,047
Poverty rate13.1%16.9%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%47.5%−22.1 pts
Graduate degree8.1%17.3%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%4.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation63.1%68.5%−5.3 pts
Median home value$114,100$265,500−$151,400
Median gross rent$740$889−$149
Owner-occupied70.1%47.7%+22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%8.4%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.5%39.2%+12.3 pts
Average commute13.112.5+0.5
Worked from home6.2%10.4%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.5%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.3%5.5%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025