COMPARING TWO PLACES
Porter vs Brookings
PLACE A
Porter, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Porter is 97% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $14,049 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
PORTERBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population65625,355−97% vs Brookings
Population density3831,817−1,433
Population growth-0.9%6.0%−6.9 pts
Median age42.324.7+17.6
Male48.3%50.2%−1.9 pts
Female51.7%49.8%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.2%7.4%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.2%86.2%−25.1 pts
Black1.8%1.2%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%4.2%−0.6 pts
Asian0.3%4.6%−4.3 pts
Other33.2%3.8%+29.4 pts
Median household income$49,444$63,493−$14,049
Per capita income$26,102$32,470−$6,368
Poverty rate15.8%16.9%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.428Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%47.5%−36.1 pts
Graduate degree3.3%17.3%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate11.3%4.5%+6.8 pts
Labor force participation55.8%68.5%−12.6 pts
Median home value$104,100$265,500−$161,400
Median gross rent$756$889−$133
Owner-occupied72.0%47.7%+24.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%8.4%+10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%39.2%−24.7 pts
Average commute29.812.5+17.3
Worked from home3.3%10.4%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured19.1%5.5%+13.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025