COMPARING TWO PLACES
Toronto vs Brookings
PLACE A
Toronto, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Toronto is 99% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $10,368 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
TORONTOBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population19825,355−99% vs Brookings
Population density6451,817−1,172
Population growth-7.5%6.0%−13.5 pts
Median age39.624.7+14.9
Male52.9%50.2%+2.7 pts
Female47.1%49.8%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born13.0%7.4%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.1%86.2%−10.2 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.9%4.2%+19.8 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$53,125$63,493−$10,368
Per capita income$33,557$32,470+$1,087
Poverty rate2.9%16.9%−14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%47.5%−41.4 pts
Graduate degree2.4%17.3%−14.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%4.5%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation71.3%68.5%+2.9 pts
Median home value$99,000$265,500−$166,500
Median gross rent$470$889−$419
Owner-occupied63.8%47.7%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%8.4%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households6.5%39.2%−32.7 pts
Average commute21.212.5+8.6
Worked from home2.7%10.4%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured18.9%5.5%+13.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025