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Brookings Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 28,220
Land Area (2000): 2,057.636 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 26.688 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	37,150	63.96%
Rural, Farm	4,917	8.47%
Rural, Non-farm	16,012	27.57%

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Brookings Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,109	13,395	714	5.06%	51
1991	14,270	13,834	436	3.05%	31
1992	14,030	13,755	275	1.96%	20
1993	14,359	14,049	310	2.16%	22
1994	14,914	14,626	288	1.93%	19
1995	15,316	15,065	251	1.64%	17
1996	15,701	15,436	265	1.69%	17
1997	15,903	15,641	263	1.65%	17
1998	16,232	15,976	257	1.58%	16
1999	17,099	16,842	257	1.50%	15
2000	17,605	17,216	389	2.21%	22
2001	16,984	16,513	471	2.77%	28
2002	16,942	16,451	491	2.90%	29
2003	17,534	17,004	530	3.02%	30
2004	18,092	17,560	532	2.94%	29
2005	18,324	17,778	546	2.98%	30
2006	19,015	18,560	455	2.39%	24
2007	19,510	19,072	438	2.25%	22
2008	19,798	19,350	448	2.26%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	13,653	12,899	754	5.52%	55
Feb 1990	13,717	13,045	672	4.90%	49
Mar 1990	13,871	13,096	775	5.59%	56
Apr 1990	13,946	13,327	619	4.44%	44
May 1990	14,127	13,451	676	4.79%	48
Jun 1990	14,033	13,280	753	5.37%	54
Jul 1990	14,370	13,648	722	5.02%	50
Aug 1990	14,377	13,582	795	5.53%	55
Sep 1990	14,565	13,821	744	5.11%	51
Oct 1990	14,249	13,598	651	4.57%	46
Nov 1990	14,227	13,513	714	5.02%	50
Dec 1990	14,172	13,480	692	4.88%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	13,669	13,183	486	3.56%	36
Feb 1991	13,850	13,381	469	3.39%	34
Mar 1991	13,915	13,454	461	3.31%	33
Apr 1991	14,147	13,738	409	2.89%	29
May 1991	14,217	13,721	496	3.49%	35
Jun 1991	14,256	13,788	468	3.28%	33
Jul 1991	14,635	14,197	438	2.99%	30
Aug 1991	14,563	14,058	505	3.47%	35
Sep 1991	14,705	14,344	361	2.45%	25
Oct 1991	14,420	14,092	328	2.27%	23
Nov 1991	14,468	14,069	399	2.76%	28
Dec 1991	14,396	13,987	409	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	13,870	13,497	373	2.69%	27
Feb 1992	13,845	13,560	285	2.06%	21
Mar 1992	13,872	13,482	390	2.81%	28
Apr 1992	13,934	13,726	208	1.49%	15
May 1992	14,001	13,697	304	2.17%	22
Jun 1992	14,010	13,700	310	2.21%	22
Jul 1992	14,108	13,823	285	2.02%	20
Aug 1992	14,101	13,807	294	2.08%	21
Sep 1992	14,048	13,865	183	1.30%	13
Oct 1992	14,245	14,087	158	1.11%	11
Nov 1992	14,210	13,986	224	1.58%	16
Dec 1992	14,111	13,828	283	2.01%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,954	13,572	382	2.74%	27
Feb 1993	14,080	13,715	365	2.59%	26
Mar 1993	13,676	13,253	423	3.09%	31
Apr 1993	14,201	13,926	275	1.94%	19
May 1993	14,353	14,126	227	1.58%	16
Jun 1993	14,555	14,221	334	2.29%	23
Jul 1993	14,656	14,326	330	2.25%	23
Aug 1993	14,615	14,225	390	2.67%	27
Sep 1993	14,440	14,208	232	1.61%	16
Oct 1993	14,608	14,395	213	1.46%	15
Nov 1993	14,655	14,412	243	1.66%	17
Dec 1993	14,513	14,209	304	2.09%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,359	13,964	395	2.75%	28
Feb 1994	14,548	14,209	339	2.33%	23
Mar 1994	14,735	14,221	514	3.49%	35
Apr 1994	14,778	14,493	285	1.93%	19
May 1994	14,945	14,682	263	1.76%	18
Jun 1994	14,966	14,673	293	1.96%	20
Jul 1994	15,002	14,730	272	1.81%	18
Aug 1994	14,887	14,613	274	1.84%	18
Sep 1994	14,985	14,830	155	1.03%	10
Oct 1994	15,176	14,997	179	1.18%	12
Nov 1994	15,333	15,138	195	1.27%	13
Dec 1994	15,251	14,958	293	1.92%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,700	14,319	381	2.59%	26
Feb 1995	15,008	14,691	317	2.11%	21
Mar 1995	15,116	14,811	305	2.02%	20
Apr 1995	15,402	15,127	275	1.79%	18
May 1995	15,446	15,288	158	1.02%	10
Jun 1995	15,439	15,188	251	1.63%	16
Jul 1995	15,246	14,978	268	1.76%	18
Aug 1995	15,137	14,853	284	1.88%	19
Sep 1995	15,470	15,281	189	1.22%	12
Oct 1995	15,602	15,430	172	1.10%	11
Nov 1995	15,760	15,562	198	1.26%	13
Dec 1995	15,462	15,250	212	1.37%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	15,208	14,893	315	2.07%	21
Feb 1996	15,566	15,289	277	1.78%	18
Mar 1996	15,742	15,412	330	2.10%	21
Apr 1996	15,954	15,686	268	1.68%	17
May 1996	15,884	15,617	267	1.68%	17
Jun 1996	15,626	15,345	281	1.80%	18
Jul 1996	15,592	15,275	317	2.03%	20
Aug 1996	15,411	15,131	280	1.82%	18
Sep 1996	15,607	15,427	180	1.15%	12
Oct 1996	15,992	15,820	172	1.08%	11
Nov 1996	15,982	15,753	229	1.43%	14
Dec 1996	15,848	15,583	265	1.67%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	15,695	15,344	351	2.24%	22
Feb 1997	15,917	15,620	297	1.87%	19
Mar 1997	16,107	15,760	347	2.15%	22
Apr 1997	16,189	15,915	274	1.69%	17
May 1997	16,023	15,771	252	1.57%	16
Jun 1997	15,798	15,514	284	1.80%	18
Jul 1997	15,765	15,496	269	1.71%	17
Aug 1997	15,596	15,306	290	1.86%	19
Sep 1997	15,726	15,548	178	1.13%	11
Oct 1997	15,992	15,816	176	1.10%	11
Nov 1997	16,029	15,851	178	1.11%	11
Dec 1997	16,004	15,749	255	1.59%	16

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	15,823	15,479	344	2.17%	22
Feb 1998	16,092	15,797	295	1.83%	18
Mar 1998	16,159	15,787	372	2.30%	23
Apr 1998	16,353	16,174	179	1.09%	11
May 1998	16,164	15,895	269	1.66%	17
Jun 1998	16,077	15,811	266	1.65%	17
Jul 1998	16,296	16,017	279	1.71%	17
Aug 1998	16,025	15,760	265	1.65%	17
Sep 1998	16,085	15,905	180	1.12%	11
Oct 1998	16,491	16,314	177	1.07%	11
Nov 1998	16,882	16,669	213	1.26%	13
Dec 1998	16,339	16,098	241	1.47%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	16,768	16,464	304	1.81%	18
Feb 1999	16,993	16,724	269	1.58%	16
Mar 1999	17,097	16,777	320	1.87%	19
Apr 1999	17,212	17,001	211	1.23%	12
May 1999	17,182	16,897	285	1.66%	17
Jun 1999	16,975	16,683	292	1.72%	17
Jul 1999	16,996	16,701	295	1.74%	17
Aug 1999	16,874	16,592	282	1.67%	17
Sep 1999	16,971	16,795	176	1.04%	10
Oct 1999	17,355	17,196	159	0.92%	9
Nov 1999	17,398	17,165	233	1.34%	13
Dec 1999	17,361	17,104	257	1.48%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,332	16,877	455	2.63%	26
Feb 2000	17,658	17,260	398	2.25%	23
Mar 2000	17,779	17,341	438	2.46%	25
Apr 2000	17,764	17,436	328	1.85%	18
May 2000	17,537	17,159	378	2.16%	22
Jun 2000	17,529	17,139	390	2.22%	22
Jul 2000	17,482	17,082	400	2.29%	23
Aug 2000	17,238	16,856	382	2.22%	22
Sep 2000	17,400	17,097	303	1.74%	17
Oct 2000	17,815	17,463	352	1.98%	20
Nov 2000	17,918	17,497	421	2.35%	23
Dec 2000	17,808	17,382	426	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,083	16,567	516	3.02%	30
Feb 2001	17,299	16,829	470	2.72%	27
Mar 2001	17,211	16,666	545	3.17%	32
Apr 2001	17,323	16,878	445	2.57%	26
May 2001	17,041	16,590	451	2.65%	26
Jun 2001	16,853	16,353	500	2.97%	30
Jul 2001	16,864	16,382	482	2.86%	29
Aug 2001	16,404	15,928	476	2.90%	29
Sep 2001	16,711	16,320	391	2.34%	23
Oct 2001	16,964	16,533	431	2.54%	25
Nov 2001	17,091	16,627	464	2.71%	27
Dec 2001	16,965	16,484	481	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,804	16,251	553	3.29%	33
Feb 2002	17,110	16,616	494	2.89%	29
Mar 2002	17,047	16,420	627	3.68%	37
Apr 2002	17,249	16,757	492	2.85%	29
May 2002	17,002	16,500	502	2.95%	30
Jun 2002	16,379	15,868	511	3.12%	31
Jul 2002	16,400	15,904	496	3.02%	30
Aug 2002	16,276	15,798	478	2.94%	29
Sep 2002	16,944	16,558	386	2.28%	23
Oct 2002	17,407	16,994	413	2.37%	24
Nov 2002	17,392	16,920	472	2.71%	27
Dec 2002	17,299	16,829	470	2.72%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,389	16,821	568	3.27%	33
Feb 2003	17,486	16,979	507	2.90%	29
Mar 2003	17,531	17,016	515	2.94%	29
Apr 2003	17,772	17,316	456	2.57%	26
May 2003	17,473	16,911	562	3.22%	32
Jun 2003	17,225	16,639	586	3.40%	34
Jul 2003	17,312	16,743	569	3.29%	33
Aug 2003	17,057	16,472	585	3.43%	34
Sep 2003	17,533	17,016	517	2.95%	29
Oct 2003	17,796	17,327	469	2.64%	26
Nov 2003	17,940	17,420	520	2.90%	29
Dec 2003	17,888	17,388	500	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	18,010	17,456	554	3.08%	31
Feb 2004	18,134	17,632	502	2.77%	28
Mar 2004	18,207	17,616	591	3.25%	32
Apr 2004	18,218	17,787	431	2.37%	24
May 2004	17,811	17,241	570	3.20%	32
Jun 2004	17,758	17,171	587	3.31%	33
Jul 2004	17,619	17,019	600	3.41%	34
Aug 2004	17,546	16,973	573	3.27%	33
Sep 2004	18,314	17,835	479	2.62%	26
Oct 2004	18,565	18,092	473	2.55%	25
Nov 2004	18,661	18,140	521	2.79%	28
Dec 2004	18,263	17,761	502	2.75%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	18,145	17,577	568	3.13%	31
Feb 2005	18,361	17,769	592	3.22%	32
Mar 2005	18,336	17,705	631	3.44%	34
Apr 2005	18,550	18,026	524	2.82%	28
May 2005	18,217	17,596	621	3.41%	34
Jun 2005	18,083	17,486	597	3.30%	33
Jul 2005	17,941	17,328	613	3.42%	34
Aug 2005	17,841	17,326	515	2.89%	29
Sep 2005	18,440	17,951	489	2.65%	27
Oct 2005	18,678	18,222	456	2.44%	24
Nov 2005	18,824	18,349	475	2.52%	25
Dec 2005	18,475	18,004	471	2.55%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	18,339	17,849	490	2.67%	27
Feb 2006	18,841	18,353	488	2.59%	26
Mar 2006	18,848	18,368	480	2.55%	25
Apr 2006	18,933	18,530	403	2.13%	21
May 2006	18,933	18,477	456	2.41%	24
Jun 2006	18,426	17,940	486	2.64%	26
Jul 2006	18,769	18,242	527	2.81%	28
Aug 2006	18,816	18,322	494	2.63%	26
Sep 2006	19,274	18,871	403	2.09%	21
Oct 2006	19,628	19,211	417	2.12%	21
Nov 2006	19,782	19,362	420	2.12%	21
Dec 2006	19,590	19,194	396	2.02%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	19,330	18,805	525	2.72%	27
Feb 2007	19,669	19,215	454	2.31%	23
Mar 2007	19,804	19,353	451	2.28%	23
Apr 2007	19,649	19,236	413	2.10%	21
May 2007	19,493	19,074	419	2.15%	21
Jun 2007	18,940	18,488	452	2.39%	24
Jul 2007	19,252	18,771	481	2.50%	25
Aug 2007	18,983	18,569	414	2.18%	22
Sep 2007	19,447	19,043	404	2.08%	21
Oct 2007	19,798	19,397	401	2.03%	20
Nov 2007	20,087	19,682	405	2.02%	20
Dec 2007	19,672	19,234	438	2.23%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	19,709	19,235	474	2.40%	24
Feb 2008	19,963	19,526	437	2.19%	22
Mar 2008	20,067	19,659	408	2.03%	20
Apr 2008	20,145	19,763	382	1.90%	19
May 2008	19,957	19,490	467	2.34%	23
Jun 2008	19,463	18,996	467	2.40%	24
Jul 2008	19,374	18,886	488	2.52%	25
Aug 2008	19,446	18,948	498	2.56%	26
Sep 2008	20,059	19,646	413	2.06%	21
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Brookings Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	2,480	14.60%
2.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,890	11.13%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,598	9.41%
4.	Construction	1,196	7.04%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,074	6.32%
6.	Wood Manufacturing	778	4.58%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	660	3.89%
8.	Public Administration	474	2.79%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	438	2.58%
10.	Health Care	422	2.48%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	396	2.33%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	374	2.20%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	356	2.10%
14.	Finance and Insurance	334	1.97%
15.	Truck Transportation	312	1.84%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	308	1.81%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	302	1.78%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	266	1.57%
19.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	264	1.55%
20.	Food Manufacturing	238	1.40%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,144	19.96%
2.	Health Care	1,726	10.96%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,702	10.80%
4.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,346	8.54%
5.	Social Assistance	936	5.94%
6.	Finance and Insurance	804	5.10%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	550	3.49%
8.	Public Administration	510	3.24%
9.	Wood Manufacturing	478	3.03%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	426	2.70%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	386	2.45%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	290	1.84%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	282	1.79%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	260	1.65%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	178	1.13%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	160	1.02%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	154	0.98%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	130	0.83%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	124	0.79%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	110	0.70%

Brookings Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,160	6.83%
2.	Farmers and Farm Managers	928	5.46%
3.	Postsecondary Teachers	922	5.43%
4.	Other Management Occupations	878	5.17%
5.	Assemblers and Fabricators	818	4.82%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	644	3.79%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	636	3.74%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	608	3.58%
9.	Agricultural Workers	582	3.43%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	552	3.25%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	530	3.12%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	520	3.06%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	478	2.81%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	454	2.67%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	410	2.41%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	388	2.28%
17.	Engineers	318	1.87%
18.	Computer Specialists	304	1.79%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	246	1.45%
20.	Life and Physical Scientists	244	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	954	6.06%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	936	5.94%
3.	Waiters and Waitresses	652	4.14%
4.	Other Production Occupations	616	3.91%
5.	Assemblers and Fabricators	612	3.89%
6.	Child Care Workers	594	3.77%
7.	Postsecondary Teachers	580	3.68%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	564	3.58%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	562	3.57%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	516	3.28%
11.	Cashiers	510	3.24%
12.	Other Management Occupations	462	2.93%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	450	2.86%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	438	2.78%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	426	2.70%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	372	2.36%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	372	2.36%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	350	2.22%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	324	2.06%
20.	Registered Nurses	306	1.94%

Brookings Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	27,525	57.89%
15-35 hours	9,917	20.86%
1-14 hours	2,178	4.58%
No regular hours	7,927	16.67%

Brookings Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	705	2.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM	699	2.23%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,893	6.05%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,013	3.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,165	6.92%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,250	10.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,748	24.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,606	11.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	975	3.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,106	3.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	671	2.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	616	1.97%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,320	10.61%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,511	11.23%

Brookings Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,484	11.14%
5-9	10,007	31.99%
10-14	7,825	25.02%
15-19	4,021	12.86%
20-24	2,279	7.29%
25-29	636	2.03%
30-34	903	2.89%
35-39	144	0.46%
40-44	256	0.82%
45-59	581	1.86%
60-89	639	2.04%
At least 90	503	1.61%

Brookings Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	76	0.24%	28,176	90.08%
30-44	3	0.01%	1,300	4.16%
45-59	0	0.00%	581	1.86%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,142	3.65%

Brookings Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	270	0.82%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,548	10.73%
Car / truck / van, solo	25,107	75.90%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	80	0.24%
Public transportation	79	0.24%
Walked	2,194	6.63%
Worked at home	1,801	5.44%

Brookings Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 21,328 (50,760 people)
: 12,538 (37,170 people)
: 7,341
: 25,539
Brookings Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,322	10.59%
$10,000-$14,999	1,990	9.07%
$15,000-$19,999	1,653	7.54%
$20,000-$24,999	1,559	7.11%
$25,000-$29,999	1,656	7.55%
$30,000-$34,999	1,550	7.07%
$35,000-$39,999	1,323	6.03%
$40,000-$44,999	1,510	6.88%
$45,000-$49,999	1,335	6.09%
$50,000-$59,999	1,985	9.05%
$60,000-$74,999	2,040	9.30%
$75,000-$99,999	1,787	8.15%
$100,000-$124,999	513	2.34%
$125,000-$149,999	246	1.12%
$150,000-$199,999	229	1.04%
$200,000 or more	235	1.07%

Brookings Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,155	29.58%
Family, 2 people	2,897	27.16%
Nonfamily, 2 people	772	7.24%
Family, 3 people	1,328	12.45%
Nonfamily, 3 people	310	2.91%
Family, 4 people	1,258	11.80%
Nonfamily, 4 people	146	1.37%
Family, 5 people	515	4.83%
Nonfamily, 5 people	39	0.37%
Family, 6 people	160	1.50%
Nonfamily, 6 people	14	0.13%
Family, 7 or more people	61	0.57%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	10	0.09%

Brookings Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	18,923	30.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,751	15.66%
Public Assistance	285	0.46%
Retirement	2,334	3.75%
Self Employment	4,479	7.20%
Social Security	4,629	7.44%
Supplemental Security	642	1.03%
Wage / Salary	18,270	29.35%
Other	2,938	4.72%

Brookings Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,926	53.51%
With children under 18	5,148	46.49%

Brookings Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,344	5.50%
Married	12,298	50.31%
Never Married	10,374	42.44%
Widowed	427	1.75%

Brookings Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,374	5.78%
Married	11,924	50.12%
Never Married	8,542	35.90%
Widowed	1,951	8.20%

Brookings Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Brookings Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,902	4.14%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,005	4.36%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,038	24.02%
Some college, no degree	17,827	38.79%
Associate degree	2,343	5.10%
Bachelors degree	7,078	15.40%
Graduate or professional degree	3,768	8.20%

Brookings Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	650	2.30%	307	1.09%	957	3.39%
Kindergarten	505	1.79%	32	0.11%	537	1.90%
Grades 1-4	2,483	8.80%	84	0.30%	2,567	9.10%
Grades 5-8	2,597	9.20%	148	0.52%	2,745	9.73%
Grades 9-12	3,209	11.37%	43	0.15%	3,252	11.52%
Undergrad college	12,136	43.00%	129	0.46%	12,265	43.46%
Graduate or professional school	999	3.54%	30	0.11%	1,029	3.65%
Total	22,579	80.01%	773	2.74%	23,352	82.75%

Brookings Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Brookings Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	76	57
2004	67	74

Brookings Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Brookings Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	45,158	86.15%
Below Poverty Level	7,259	13.85%

Brookings Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 18

Brookings Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Brookings Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,150	11.16%
10-19 Years	4,763	16.88%
20-29 Years	7,377	26.14%
30-39 Years	3,160	11.20%
40-49 Years	3,563	12.63%
50-59 Years	2,332	8.26%
60-69 Years	1,497	5.30%
70-79 Years	1,382	4.90%
80-89 Years	802	2.84%
90+ Years	194	0.69%

Brookings Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	14,258	50.52%
Female	13,962	49.48%

Brookings Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	27,062	95.90%
Asian	375	1.33%
Amerindian	247	0.88%
Hispanic/Latino	247	0.88%
Multiracial	178	0.63%
African-American	85	0.30%
Other Race	17	0.06%
Pacific Islander	9	0.03%

Brookings Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	25,380	36.82%
2.	Norwegian	14,823	21.50%
3.	Irish	5,602	8.13%
4.	English	3,903	5.66%
5.	Dutch	3,680	5.34%
6.	Swedish	2,775	4.03%
7.	Danish	2,559	3.71%
8.	United States Or American	1,521	2.21%
9.	French Non-Basque	1,436	2.08%
10.	Polish	968	1.40%

Brookings Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	51,982	94.91%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	842	1.54%
3.	German	632	1.15%
4.	Other Indic	192	0.35%
5.	Other West Germanic	175	0.32%
6.	Chinese	114	0.21%
7.	Scandinavian	106	0.19%
8.	Other Native North American	100	0.18%
9.	Thai	78	0.14%
10.	Greek	58	0.11%

Brookings Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	56,764	97.74%
Naturalized immigrant	513	0.88%
Not a citizen	802	1.38%

Brookings Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brookings Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Brookings County

Brookings Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Afton	Eureka	Richland
Alton	Lake Hendricks	Sherman
Argo	Lake Sinai	Sinai
Arlington	Laketon	Sterling
Aurora	Medary	Trenton
Bangor	Oak Lake	Volga
Brookings	Oakwood	White
Bruce	Oslo	Winsor
Bushnell	Parnell
Elkton	Preston

Brookings (18,957)	Bruce (272)	Parnell (163)
Volga (1,791)	Alton (233)	Laketon (152)
Medary (1,173)	Oslo (216)	Sinai (133)
Aurora (910)	Preston (196)	Oak Lake (98)
Elkton (792)	Oakwood (189)	Bushnell (75)
White (668)	Lake Sinai (187)	Arlington
Trenton (453)	Winsor (178)	Eureka
Sterling (377)	Bangor (176)	Richland
Sherman (330)	Lake Hendricks (172)
Afton (276)	Argo (163)