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Sterling township, Brookings County, SD

396 Population
35.4 square miles 11.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±32.5 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Brookings County: 28 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 37.7 ±0.1

Economics

$41,122 ±$14,994 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Brookings County: $34,769 ±$1,483
  • a little higher than the amount in South Dakota: $38,880 ±$398
$142,333 ±$65,069 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Brookings County: $67,341 ±$4,801
  • about double the amount in South Dakota: $72,421 ±$805

3.5% ±5.2% (14  ±22) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Brookings County: 12.8% † 4,078 (±2.1% / ±665)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Dakota: 12% 104,511 (±0.4% / ±3,107)

16.4 minutes ±16.2 (2,620  ±1,757) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Brookings County: 13.8 229,825 (±0.7 / ±14,349)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)

Families

126 ±57 Number of households
  • Brookings County: 13,490 ±331
  • South Dakota: 358,552 ±1,643
3.1 ±1.1 (396  ±225) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Brookings County: 2.4 31,701 (±0.1 / ±126)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 867,014

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

126 ±57 Number of housing units
  • Brookings County: 15,025 ±62
  • South Dakota: 402,364 ±200

$395,700 ±$308,486 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Brookings County: $246,300 ±$8,167
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $236,800 ±$1,986

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±66.9% (220  ±96.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Brookings County: 96.7% 18,426 (±4.6% / ±887.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93% 554,494 (±0.8% / ±4,864.6)
51.8% ±18.6% (114  ±70.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Brookings County: 44% 8,376 (±3.1% / ±588.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 31.1% 185,411 (±0.5% / ±2,814.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.8% ±13% (35  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Brookings County: 5.7% 1,978
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 3.9% 35,218

11.9% ±10.9% (29  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Brookings County: 4.9% † 1,340 (±0.8% / ±222)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 8.1% 54,527 (±0.2% / ±1,452)
29 Total veterans ±30 29 Male ±30 N/A Female ±10

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