Brookings township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD)

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Brookings township, SD map Land area: 27.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 453 (all rural)

Males: 250	(55.2%)
Females: 203	(44.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 453 (379 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	32%

Races in Brookings township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.2

Average houshold size: 2.65
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.2%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Brookings township:	1.1%
State:	1.8%

66% of Brookings township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in South Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 311
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 88
South: 20
West: 25

Brookings township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 147
Two: 9
3 or 4: 11
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,400

Housing units in Brookings township with a mortgage: 65 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 18
1990 to 1994: 27
1980 to 1989: 5
1970 to 1979: 37
1960 to 1969: 12
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 40

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookings township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 9
5 rooms: 24
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 45
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 48

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookings township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 15
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brookings township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 32
3 bedrooms: 54
4 bedrooms: 64
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookings township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 15
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookings township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 63
3 vehicles: 59
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookings township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
Construction (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Wood products (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Miscellaneous manufacturing (26%)
Plastics and rubber products (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Warehousing and storage (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Brookings township:

German (26.1%)
Norwegian (23.3%)
Dutch (10.1%)
Danish (8.4%)
United States or American (5.3%)
French (except Basque) (3.4%)
Scottish (3.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Greece (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 206 (69%)
Carpooled: 77 (26%)
Bicycle: 7 (2%)
Worked at home: 9 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (3%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 452

In family households: 386 (126 male householders, 10 female householders)
116 spouses, 118 children (108 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 66 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 25 female householders (7 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 18 2-persons.

102 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	17.9%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brookings township:

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