Brookings, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

6,703

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.6

6.99% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.9%

53.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$74,933

2.11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$446,700

Population & Diversity

Brookings, OR is home to a population of 6.7k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.77% of Brookings, OR residents were born outside of the country (387 people).

In 2024, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.42k people) in Brookings, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 419 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 296 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Brookings, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brookings, OR was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brookings, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookings, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.42k ± 314
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
419 ± 299
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
296 ± 165

10.8%

Hispanic Population

724 people

10.8% of the people in Brookings, OR are hispanic (724 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brookings, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

5.77%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

387 people

6.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

458 people

As of 2024, 5.77% of Brookings, OR residents (387 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brookings, OR was 6.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brookings, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
168 ± 98
Gulf War (1990s)
80 ± 89
Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 82

Brookings, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brookings, OR.

Economy

The economy of Brookings, OR employs 3.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brookings, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), Public Administration (568 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (392 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($84,241), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,644), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($82,644).

Employment

Occupations

3.1k

2024 Value

± 598

5.51%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookings, OR grew at a rate of 5.51%, from 2.94k employees to 3.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookings, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (356 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (322 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (232 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookings, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.1k

2024 Value

± 598

5.51%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookings, OR grew at a rate of 5.51%, from 2.94k employees to 3.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookings, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), Public Administration (568 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (392 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brookings, OR, though some of these residents may live in Brookings, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,006

Median earning men ± $18,614

$41,983

Median earning women ± $12,369

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($140,236), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,250), and Manufacturing ($81,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,112), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,172), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,317).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brookings, OR was $446,700 in 2024, which is 1.34 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $398,700 to $446,700, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Brookings, OR is 59.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brookings, OR have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brookings, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$446,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$46,922

$1,787

Median Property Taxes

±$378

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brookings, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brookings, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.8%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.8% of the housing units in Brookings, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brookings, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,933

Median Household Income

± $10,226

2.99k

Number of Households

± 518

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.99k households in Brookings, OR grew to $74,933 from the previous year's value of $73,384.

The following chart displays the households in Brookings, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookings, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.6%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Brookings, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookings, OR have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.731% of the workforce in Brookings, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brookings, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brookings, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brookings, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookings, OR (1.12k out of 6.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brookings, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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