COMPARING TWO PLACES
Strandburg vs Brookings
PLACE A
Strandburg, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Strandburg is 100% smaller than Brookings. Strandburg earns more, with a median household income $4,632 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -12%).
STRANDBURGBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population6525,355−100% vs Brookings
Population density8671,817−950
Population growth-12.5%6.0%−18.5 pts
Median age30.524.7+5.8
Male55.2%50.2%+4.9 pts
Female44.8%49.8%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%86.2%−13.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other27.6%3.8%+23.8 pts
Median household income$68,125$63,493+$4,632
Per capita income$29,329$32,470−$3,141
Poverty rate31.0%16.9%+14.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3400.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.1%47.5%−44.3 pts
Graduate degree3.1%17.3%−14.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation76.9%68.5%+8.5 pts
Median home value$104,200$265,500−$161,300
Median gross rent$380$889−$509
Owner-occupied100.0%47.7%+52.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.2%8.4%+13.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%39.2%+60.8 pts
Average commute28.112.5+15.6
Worked from home0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.7%5.5%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025