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Population (year 2000): 18,504. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,715 (+1.1% change)
Males: 9,240 (49.9%), Females: 9,264 (50.1%)
Brookings County
Zip codes:
57006.
Median resident age: 23.5 years
Median household income: $31,266 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,900 (year 2000)
Races in Brookings:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.5%), Norwegian (24.8%),
Irish (9.8%), English (5.7%), Swedish (5.4%), Dutch (4.5%).
Elevation: 1623 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brookings
- High school or higher: 91.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brookings city
- Never married: 48.2%
- Now married: 40.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 5.7%
2.8% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,102 (+12.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Brookings:
- BROOKINGS HOSPITAL (300 22ND AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brookings:
- FLANDREAU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 23 miles;
FLANDREAU, SD)
- HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
HENDRICKS, MN)
- MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MADISON,
SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brookings:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 3 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 48 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 51 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookings:
- ARLINGTON MUNI (about 24 miles; ARLINGTON, SD; ID:
3A9)
- FLANDREAU MUNI (about 26 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; ID:
4P3)
- MADISON MUNI (about 30 miles; MADISON, SD; ID: MDS)
College/University in Brookings:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 7,353; Location: UNIVERSITY STATION; Public;
Website: WWW.SDSTATE.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Brookings:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 104 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 133 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 136
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 138
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
Public high school in Brookings:
- BROOKINGS HI SCH (Students: 841; Location:
530 ELM AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brookings:
- GS MICKELSON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 608;
Location: 1801 12TH ST S; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEDARY ELEM (Students: 539; Location: 718 5TH
ST S; Grades: PK - 05)
- HILLCREST ELEM (Students: 488; Location: 304
15TH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 254; Location: 521
4TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- E CENTRAL MULTI-DISTRICT (Location: 700 ELM
AVE; Grades: 00 - 00)
- SELECT HIGH (Location: 504 3RD AVE; Grades:
00 - 00)
Library in Brookings:
- BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$766,451; Location: 515 THIRD STREET; 86,575 books;
5,073 audio materials; 3,263 video materials; 245 serial
subscriptions)
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