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Population Totals	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
1970	13,717	22,158	68,242
1980	14,951	24,332	67,184
1990	16,270	25,207	64,575
2000	18,504	28,220	68,373
2005	18,715	28,121	67,382
Population Growth (1990-2000)	13.7%	12.0%	5.9%
Population Growth (2000-2005)	1.1%	-0.4%	-1.4%

Sources/Notes:  1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2005 data from the US Census Bureau

Population by Sex	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
Male	49.9%	49.5%	50%
Female	50.1%	50.5%	50%

Sources/Notes:  US Census Bureau

Population by Age (2000)	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
Median Age	23.5	26.6
< 19	5,029	7,913	19,572
20-24	4,979	5,517	7,744
25-34	2,204	3,384	7,246
35-44	3,488	6,482	17,383
45-54	975	1,859	5,566
55-64	1,834	3,065	10,862
66+	18,504	28,220	68,373

Sources/Notes:  US Census Bureau

Population by Race (2000)	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
White	96.3%	97.1%	97.1%
American Indian	1.0%	0.9%	1.7%
Asian	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Other   0.6%	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%

Sources/Notes:  US Census Bureau

Households/Families (2000)	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
Total Households	6,971	10,664	36,875
Persons per Household	2.26	2.38	2.44
Total Familes	3,420	6,219	29,772
Persons per Family	2.93	2.97	3.03

Sources/Notes:  US Census Bureau

Civilian Workforce	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
Labor Force (2007)	13,290	19,671	42,485
Employed (2007)	12,981	19,215	41,200
Unemployed (2007)	308	455	1,284
Unemployment Rate (2007)	2.3%	2.3%	3.0%
Employment Growth Rate (2000-2007)	19.1%	11.8%	6.7%

Sources/Notes: SD Department of Labor (www.state.sd.us/dol)

Educational Attainment Age 25 + (2000)	Brookings City	Brookings County	Brookings Region*
No High School	5.1%	5.8%	8.2%
Some High School	3.1%	4.0%	6.3%
High School Diploma or Equivalency	22.9%	28.3%	35.3%
Some College	24.0%	23.2%	21.7%
Associate Degree	6.9%	6.6%	6.3%
Bachelor's Degree	22.6%	19.8%	15.1%
Gradutate or Professional Degree	15.3%	12.4%	7.1%

Sources/Notes: US Census Bureau


* Brookings Region is comprised of Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake, Moody, and Lincoln (MN) counties.