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Sterling township, Brookings County, SD

345 Population
35.4 square miles 9.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.5 ±6.5 Median age
  • nearly double the figure in Brookings County: 28 ±0.4
  • about 1.4 times the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$55,791 ±$14,915 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Brookings County: $35,295 ±$1,429
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$144,318 ±$7,991 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Brookings County: $70,064 ±$6,292
  • nearly double the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

16 minutes ±15.5 (3,300  ±2,229) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Brookings County: 14.3 236,030 (±0.8 / ±16,032)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

126 ±70 Number of households
  • Brookings County: 13,798 ±279
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (345  ±194) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Brookings County: 2.3 32,096 (±0.1 / ±124)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

126 ±70 Number of housing units
  • Brookings County: 15,179 ±63
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$558,800 ±$186,276 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Brookings County: $264,600 ±$11,840
  • more than double the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±72.5% (255  ±117.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Brookings County: 97.1% 18,639 (±4.9% / ±950)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.5% ±19.5% (60  ±60.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Brookings County: 42.5% 8,159 (±3.4% / ±658.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

12.5% ±20.6% (43  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Brookings County: 6.2% 2,184
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±10 N/A Male ±10 N/A Female ±10

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