COMPARING TWO PLACES
Turton vs Brookings
PLACE A
Turton, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Turton is 100% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $14,743 higher. Turton has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 6%).
TURTONBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population5425,355−100% vs Brookings
Population density1471,817−1,670
Population growth14.6%6.0%+8.6 pts
Median age43.824.7+19.1
Male45.9%50.2%−4.3 pts
Female54.1%49.8%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%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
Other0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$48,750$63,493−$14,743
Per capita income$46,098$32,470+$13,628
Poverty rate9.8%16.9%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5710.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%47.5%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree13.6%17.3%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation54.5%68.5%−13.9 pts
Median home value$75,000$265,500−$190,500
Median gross rent$99$889−$790
Owner-occupied90.0%47.7%+42.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.2%8.4%+27.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute17.712.5+5.2
Worked from home8.3%10.4%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.6%5.5%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025