Brookings

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  3. Brookings Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Brookings Employment Information
  5. Brookings Family Information
  6. Brookings Education Information
  7. Brookings Public Benefits Information
  8. Brookings Criminal Information
  9. Brookings Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Brookings Zip Codes


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Brookings Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,495
  • Land Area (2000): 1,478.122 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 202.828 square kilometers
Brookings Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 5,529 2003 5,745 2005 6,200
2002 5,607 2004 Not Available 2006 6,400

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Houses (2000): 4,169
Brookings Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,112 71.95%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 11 0.13%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,372 27.92%

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Brookings Employment Information Back to top
Brookings Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 235 13.69%
2. Wood Manufacturing 201 11.71%
3. Public Administration 175 10.20%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 171 9.97%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 121 7.05%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 73 4.25%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 57 3.32%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 56 3.26%
9. Health Care 46 2.68%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 42 2.45%
11. Truck Transportation 41 2.39%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 40 2.33%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 39 2.27%
14. Repair and Maintenance 38 2.21%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 32 1.86%
16. Educational Services 28 1.63%
17. Info Services and Data Processing 28 1.63%
18. Department and Other General Stores 27 1.57%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 26 1.52%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 23 1.34%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 217 14.63%
2. Health Care 181 12.20%
3. Educational Services 176 11.87%
4. Public Administration 114 7.69%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 109 7.35%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 64 4.32%
7. Finance and Insurance 58 3.91%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 53 3.57%
9. Department and Other General Stores 50 3.37%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 38 2.56%
11. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 38 2.56%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 37 2.49%
13. Social Assistance 35 2.36%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 32 2.16%
15. Construction 31 2.09%
16. Wood Manufacturing 27 1.82%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23 1.55%
18. Gasoline Stations 18 1.21%
19. Private Household Services 18 1.21%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 14 0.94%

Brookings Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Law Enforcement Workers 135 7.87%
2. Other Management Occupations 124 7.23%
3. Other Production Occupations 117 6.82%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 109 6.35%
5. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 96 5.59%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 74 4.31%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 62 3.61%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 59 3.44%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 57 3.32%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 57 3.32%
11. Woodworkers 57 3.32%
12. Other Construction Trades 56 3.26%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 49 2.86%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 41 2.39%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 38 2.21%
16. Religious Workers 34 1.98%
17. Painters and Paperhangers 31 1.81%
18. Carpenters 30 1.75%
19. Printing Workers 29 1.69%
20. Construction Laborers 28 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 119 8.02%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 111 7.48%
3. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 94 6.34%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 80 5.39%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 79 5.33%
6. Other Management Occupations 66 4.45%
7. Registered Nurses 54 3.64%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 53 3.57%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 51 3.44%
10. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 47 3.17%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 46 3.10%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 44 2.97%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 41 2.76%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 38 2.56%
15. Child Care Workers 37 2.49%
16. Other Healthcare Support 35 2.36%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 32 2.16%
18. Other Personal Care, Not child care 31 2.09%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 30 2.02%
20. Cashiers 28 1.89%

Brookings Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,748 39.91%
15-35 hours 784 11.39%
1-14 hours 308 4.47%
No regular hours 3,046 44.23%

Brookings Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 161 5.43%
5 AM-5:29 AM 102 3.44%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 83 2.80%
6 AM-6:29 AM 166 5.60%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 325 10.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM 294 9.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 555 18.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM 347 11.71%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 195 6.58%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 246 8.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 87 2.94%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 24 0.81%
Noon-3:59 PM 178 6.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM 200 6.75%

Brookings Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 375 12.66%
5-9 1,069 36.08%
10-14 500 16.87%
15-19 315 10.63%
20-24 207 6.99%
25-29 101 3.41%
30-34 244 8.23%
35-39 30 1.01%
40-44 52 1.75%
45-59 10 0.34%
60-89 24 0.81%
At least 90 36 1.21%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,567 86.64%
30-44 0 0.00% 326 11.00%
45-59 0 0.00% 10 0.34%
At least 60 0 0.00% 60 2.02%

Brookings Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 17 0.54%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 413 13.03%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,385 75.26%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 31 0.98%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 117 3.69%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 206 6.50%

Brookings 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,615 (8,340 people)
Families (2000): 2,466 (6,771 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 788
People at same address in 1995: 3,577
Brookings Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 379 10.48%
$10,000-$14,999 264 7.30%
$15,000-$19,999 303 8.38%
$20,000-$24,999 304 8.41%
$25,000-$29,999 341 9.43%
$30,000-$34,999 252 6.97%
$35,000-$39,999 265 7.33%
$40,000-$44,999 221 6.11%
$45,000-$49,999 174 4.81%
$50,000-$59,999 349 9.65%
$60,000-$74,999 395 10.93%
$75,000-$99,999 169 4.67%
$100,000-$124,999 81 2.24%
$125,000-$149,999 50 1.38%
$150,000-$199,999 40 1.11%
$200,000 or more 28 0.77%

Brookings Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 958 26.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,399 38.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 172 4.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 425 11.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 19 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 379 10.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 160 4.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 60 1.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 27 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Brookings Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,322 23.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,450 14.77%
Public Assistance 81 0.82%
Retirement 1,083 11.03%
Self Employment 489 4.98%
Social Security 1,438 14.65%
Supplemental Security 123 1.25%
Wage / Salary 2,133 21.72%
Other 700 7.13%

Brookings Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,347 65.80%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 700 34.20%

Brookings Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 408 12.06%
Color 1 Box Married 2,197 64.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 513 15.16%
Color 3 Box Widowed 265 7.83%

Brookings Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 513 14.05%
Color 1 Box Married 2,196 60.16%
Color 2 Box Never Married 388 10.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 553 15.15%

Brookings 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 Education Information Back to top
Brookings Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 245 3.68%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 992 14.89%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,300 34.51%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,643 24.65%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 462 6.93%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 687 10.31%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 335 5.03%

Brookings Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 19 0.22% 50 0.59% 69 0.81%
Kindergarten 59 0.69% 23 0.27% 82 0.97%
Grades 1-4 364 4.28% 39 0.46% 403 4.74%
Grades 5-8 464 5.46% 27 0.32% 491 5.78%
Grades 9-12 450 5.30% 0 0.00% 450 5.30%
Undergrad college 117 1.38% 56 0.66% 173 2.04%
Graduate or professional school 29 0.34% 6 0.07% 35 0.41%
Total 1,502 17.68% 201 2.37% 1,703 20.05%

Brookings 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 Public Benefits Information Back to top
Brookings Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,454 89.47%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 877 10.53%

Brookings 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Brookings Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 0.181 0.000 0.362 0.181 0.723 0.000 3.617 23.151 1.085 27.853
2002 0.357 0.357 0.000 0.000 0.713 0.535 3.924 15.695 0.357 20.510
2003 0.696 0.174 0.000 0.522 1.393 0.348 6.440 25.065 1.044 32.550
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.484 0.484 0.323 3.710 28.226 2.903 34.839
2006 0.313 0.000 0.156 0.469 0.938 0.156 3.438 28.125 1.406 32.969
2007 0.618 0.154 0.000 0.309 1.081 0.154 4.632 20.383 0.926 25.942

Brookings Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 6 13
2005 7 13
2006 7 13
2007 7 13

Brookings Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 158
2002 119

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Brookings Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Brookings Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 928 10.92%
10-19 Years 1,068 12.57%
20-29 Years 645 7.59%
30-39 Years 919 10.82%
40-49 Years 1,240 14.60%
50-59 Years 1,095 12.89%
60-69 Years 1,069 12.58%
70-79 Years 1,015 11.95%
80-89 Years 440 5.18%
90+ Years 76 0.89%

Brookings Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,135 48.68%
Color 1 Box Female 4,360 51.32%

Brookings Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,614 89.63%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 327 3.85%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 247 2.91%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 182 2.14%
Color 2 Box Asian 90 1.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 17 0.20%
Color 1 Box African-American 11 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.08%

Brookings Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,763 21.80%
2. English 1,282 15.85%
3. Irish 1,151 14.23%
4. United States Or American 694 8.58%
5. French Non-Basque 355 4.39%
6. Scottish 350 4.33%
7. Dutch 324 4.01%
8. Norwegian 305 3.77%
9. Italian 291 3.60%
10. Swedish 231 2.86%

Brookings Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,630 94.77%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 181 2.25%
3. German 56 0.70%
4. French 48 0.60%
5. Hebrew 26 0.32%
6. Tagalog 24 0.30%
7. Serbo Croatian 19 0.24%
8. Scandinavian 18 0.22%
9. Hungarian 17 0.21%
10. Other West Germanic 15 0.19%

Brookings Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,188 96.39%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 144 1.70%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 163 1.92%

Brookings 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 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 Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
97415