COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ramona vs Brookings
PLACE A
Ramona, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Ramona is 99% smaller than Brookings. Ramona earns more, with a median household income $15,257 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -9%).
RAMONABROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population16325,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density5951,817−1,222
Population growth-8.6%6.0%−14.6 pts
Median age30.924.7+6.2
Male73.4%50.2%+23.2 pts
Female26.6%49.8%−23.2 pts
Foreign-born38.5%7.4%+31.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.1%86.2%−53.1 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.0%4.2%+48.8 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other13.9%3.8%+10.1 pts
Median household income$78,750$63,493+$15,257
Per capita income$33,206$32,470+$736
Poverty rate26.2%16.9%+9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%47.5%−33.8 pts
Graduate degree0.6%17.3%−16.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%4.5%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation76.3%68.5%+7.8 pts
Median home value$85,800$265,500−$179,700
Median gross rent$675$889−$214
Owner-occupied76.4%47.7%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.2%8.4%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute15.612.5+3.0
Worked from home0.3%10.4%−10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.4%5.5%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025