How many renters in Brookings, SD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Brookings, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.7% (±7.7 points) of renting households in Brookings, SD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.7% (±7.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 32.5% (±6.6 points)
Median share of income: 25.0% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Brookings

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Brookings	Brookings County	South Dakota	United States
Less than 15%	15.7% (±4.6 points)	17.7%	18.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.3% (±6.0 points)	19.9%	15.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.1% (±3.8 points)	14.7%	14.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.2% (±3.1 points)	9.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.2% (±3.9 points)	7.3%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	32.5% (±6.6 points)	30.9%	30.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Brookings against Brookings County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brookings	Brookings County	South Dakota	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.7% (±7.7 points)	38.2% (±6.6 points)	39.7% (±1.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	32.5% (±6.6 points)	30.9% (±5.7 points)	30.4% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.0% (±3.1 points)	24.2% (±2.1 points)	25.9% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$44,857 (±$8,747)	$47,102 (±$6,294)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$889 (±$68)	$901 (±$83)	$946 (±$11)	$1,413

In Brookings, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Brookings County (38.2%).

It is not measurably different from South Dakota (39.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Brookings County, Brookings ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 146 of 550.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Brookings

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookings
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Brookings	—	40.7% (±7.7 points)	—
Aurora Township (Brookings County)	4.9 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Medary Township	5.3 mi	0.0% (±38.3 points)	Lower
Aurora	5.3 mi	30.7% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Trenton Township	6.7 mi	0.0% (±106.2 points)	Not measurably different
Volga	6.8 mi	22.2% (±13.8 points)	Lower
Bushnell	7.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oslo Township	10 mi	0.0% (±65.1 points)	Not measurably different
Alton Township	10 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Medary Township, SD (0.0%), Volga, SD (22.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Brookings County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lake Hendricks Township	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Elkton	81.1% (±25.0 points)
3	Bruce	44.0% (±63.5 points)
4	Brookings	40.7% (±7.7 points)
5	Sinai	32.0% (±69.9 points)
6	Aurora	30.7% (±22.1 points)
7 (tie)	Volga	22.2% (±13.8 points)
7 (tie)	White	22.2% (±41.1 points)
9 (tie)	Bushnell	0.0% (±141.4 points)
9 (tie)	Alton Township	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Brookings County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Brookings

Are renters in Brookings rent-burdened?

40.7% of renting households in Brookings pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Brookings spend on rent?

The median renting household in Brookings, SD spends 25.0% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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