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Brown, South Dakota

Brown County, South Dakota · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

CountyBrown County · 1713.0 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025BrownPeer medianPctileSource
Population37,87736,32345
Population change (10 yr)n/a3.1%
Median household income$70,898$72,55645
Poverty rate11.7%10.9%55
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%31.1%73
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a4.2%
Median owner-occupied home value$221,100$233,80036
Median gross rent$777$9120
Housing vacancy rate10.0%7.6%64
Worked from home6.3%9.3%18
Population, 2012–2024
BrownPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
BrownPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+1.3%
Housing units+0.5%
Median household income+19.2%
Median owner-occupied home value+40.7%
Median gross rent+22.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher+8.8%
Worked from home+106.9%
Poverty rate+7.9%
Establishment density · Brown County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars22.4US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail3.7US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services7.1US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services21.4US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care21.4US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation10.3US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation6.1US 2.1above US rate
Construction42.0US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Marion, IA7733,642$78,68032.1%
Beltrami, MN7646,512$68,97531.8%
Winona, MN7649,779-2.9%$70,74432.7%
Nicollet, MN7534,411+4.5%$79,75636.1%
Dunn, WI7545,527$74,82429.6%
McPherson, KS7530,205+3.1%$78,85134.3%
Pasquotank, NC7340,834$66,58927.6%
Harvey, KS7333,756$74,36830.1%