Brookings, SD
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brookings, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,530. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BROOKINGS-SD · Brookings, SD 1 ZIPs · 24,530 pop · #14791/25278 · Brookings County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $66,337
- RANK-MID #14791/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ White
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 52% owners
- POP-TOWN 24,530
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $273,900
Nearest income peer: White, SD (+ $1,302 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Brookings
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brookings on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Sinai · lowest
Sinai · lowest
$56,875 median HH income
- Brookings · this city
Brookings · this city
$66,337 median HH income
- White · near
White · near
$67,639 median HH income
- Volga · near
Volga · near
$77,138 median HH income
- Elkton · near
Elkton · near
$80,568 median HH income
- Aurora · highest
Aurora · highest
$93,214 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brookings, SD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 41st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 24,530
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $66,337
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,337 and poverty 15.6% concentrate in 57006.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.7%) for this income tier, rent $887 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within South Dakota, Lead is the closest lower-income city and Ortley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brookings.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 57006, is all of Brookings
There is no split to weigh here: 57006 holds every one of Brookings's 24,530 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Brookings's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 745 establishments, 13,639 employees , annual payroll $632,883k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57006 (745 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (98) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Brookings, SD
These ZIP codes sit in Brookings County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brookings. See the Brookings County roll-up →
Brookings sits in the lower half of Brookings County on income: Volga, Elkton and Aurora report more, and only Sinai reports less. Aurora marks the far end of that range at $93,214, 41% above Brookings.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57006 | 24,530 | $66,337 | 745 | 61 |
Brookings roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brookings, .