Brookings County, SD Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Brookings county south dakota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,458100.0
Nursery school, preschool4754.1
Kindergarten2562.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,56122.4
High school (grades 9-12)1,54413.5
College or graduate school6,62257.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over14,819100.0
Less than 9th grade8565.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5894.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,19028.3
Some college, no degree3,43423.2
Associate degree9806.6
Bachelor's degree2,93919.8
Graduate or professional degree1,83112.4
Percent high school graduate or higher90.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher32.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over23,438100.0
Never married9,30339.7
Now married, except separated11,51449.1
Separated1030.4
Widowed1,1765.0
Female
9654.1
Divorced1,3425.7
Female
6822.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years77100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren4153.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over22,318100.0
Civilian veterans2,31810.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,874100.0
With a disability5466.9
Population 21 to 64 years15,552100.0
With a disability1,78611.5
Percent employed
78.4(X)
No disability13,76688.5
Percent employed
85.8(X)
Population 65 years and over2,866100.0
With a disability1,14139.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over26,601100.0
Same house in 199512,09945.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,14353.2
Same county
5,43220.4
Different county
8,71132.7
Same state
5,16719.4
Different state
3,54413.3
Elsewhere in 19953591.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population28,220100.0
Native27,56797.7
Born in United States
27,45397.3
State of residence
17,73462.8
Different state
9,71934.4
Born outside United States
1140.4
Foreign born6532.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3901.4
Naturalized citizen
2530.9
Not a citizen
4001.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)653100.0
Europe11717.9
Asia41363.2
Africa548.3
Oceania00.0
Latin America467.0
Northern America233.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over26,601100.0
English only25,21094.8
Language other than English1,3915.2
Speak English less than 'very well
5292.0
Spanish
4181.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1100.4
Other Indo-European languages
6862.6
Speak English less than "very well"
3141.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1910.7
Speak English less than "very well"
960.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population28,220100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,699123.0
Arab830.3
Czech15772.0
Danish1,2064.3
Dutch1,7646.3
English1,8486.5
French (except Basque)17042.5
French Canadian11430.5
German12,40143.9
Greek910.3
Hungarian480.2
Irish12,7419.7
Italian2350.8
Lithuanian20.0
Norwegian7,16425.4
Polish4801.7
Portuguese110.0
Russian1580.6
Scotch-Irish1750.6
Scottish3661.3
Slovak200.1
Subsaharan African410.1
Swedish1,3564.8
Swiss1320.5
Ukrainian150.1
United States or American7302.6
Welsh1400.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,0687.3
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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