Brookings County, South Dakota
Brookings County, South Dakota · ZIP 56136, 57002, 57006
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 36,359 (2024 estimate)Population
- 13,490Households
- $67,341Median household income
- $246,300Median home value
- 34Towns with a page
- 13ZIP codes
Brookings County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,220 |
| 2010 | 31,965 |
| 2020 | 34,375 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $67,341 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 7,941 units
- Renter occupied
- 5,549 units
- Vacancy rate
- 10.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026.
15,151 employees in 958 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Brookings County | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 34,968 | 899,194 |
| Median household income | $67,341 | $72,421 |
| Median age | 28.0 | 37.7 |
| Median home value | $246,300 | $236,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 44.0% | 31.1% |
| Foreign-born residents | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 58.9% | 68.6% |
| Mean commute to work | 13.8 minutes | 17.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Brookings County34 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings | City | 24,555 | 14.0 sq mi |
| Volga | City | 2,380 | 1.14 sq mi |
| Medary Township | Township | 1,532 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Aurora | Town | 1,159 | 0.84 sq mi |
| Elkton | City | 778 | 1.49 sq mi |
| White | City | 554 | 0.87 sq mi |
| Brookings Township | Township | 449 | 26.9 sq mi |
| Sterling Township | Township | 420 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Volga Township | Township | 403 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Aurora Township | Township | 298 | 32.5 sq mi |
| Sherman Township | Township | 263 | 35.3 sq mi |
| Alton Township | Township | 261 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Lake Hendricks Township | Township | 258 | 30.8 sq mi |
| Afton Township | Township | 228 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Oslo Township | Township | 227 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Argo Township | Township | 224 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Bruce | City | 216 | 0.37 sq mi |
| Oakwood Township | Township | 205 | 32.4 sq mi |
| Eureka Township | Township | 186 | 36.3 sq mi |
| Trenton Township | Township | 182 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Laketon Township | Township | 178 | 34.0 sq mi |
| Lake Sinai Township | Township | 177 | 33.3 sq mi |
| Richland Township | Township | 176 | 33.1 sq mi |
| Bangor Township | Township | 171 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Parnell Township | Township | 166 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Preston Township | Township | 163 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Winsor Township | Township | 157 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Elkton Township | Township | 114 | 20.3 sq mi |
| Sinai | Town | 100 | 0.37 sq mi |
| Oak Lake Township | Township | 98 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Bushnell | Town | 74 | 0.71 sq mi |
| Newdale Colony | Census designated place | 0 | 0.14 sq mi |
| Norfeld Colony | Census designated place | 0 | 0.50 sq mi |
| Rolland Colony | Census designated place | 0 | 0.24 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 46 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Deuel CountyPopulation 4,335 (2024 estimate)
- Hamlin CountyPopulation 6,596 (2024 estimate)
- Kingsbury CountyPopulation 5,261 (2024 estimate)
- Lake CountyPopulation 11,006 (2024 estimate)
- Lincoln CountyPopulation 5,564 (2024 estimate)
- Moody CountyPopulation 6,529 (2024 estimate)
- Pipestone CountyPopulation 9,100 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 46, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.