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Brookings, SD vs Marshall, MN

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- Household income in Marshall, is 3% less than it is in Brookings and is 30% below the National Average.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Marshall unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Brookings, SDMarshall, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,244  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,138$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,214  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brookings, SDMarshall, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brookings, SDMarshall, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.3%13.1%
Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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Reviews for Marshall    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

cold and windy in the winter, hot humid and windy in the summer and fall and spring are only a day or two long. kind of a sad little town.   More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to Marshall in 2007 and have regretted it since I have asthma and with that I have had chronic colds and coughing most of the time. The humidity is too high in  More

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