Brookings, OR

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
23,404
0.732% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
56.8
1.07% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
12.4%
5.84% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$64,300
11.7% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$353,200
14.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Brookings, OR had a population of 23.4k people with a median age of 56.8 and a median household income of $64,300. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Brookings, OR grew from 23,234 to 23,404, a 0.732% increase and its median household income grew from $57,553 to $64,300, a 11.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brookings, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%), White (Hispanic) (3.71%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.31%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.31%).

None of the households in Brookings, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.9% of the residents in Brookings, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Brookings, OR was $353,200, and the homeownership rate was 76.6%.

Most people in Brookings, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Brookings, OR was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Brookings, OR is home to a population of 23.4k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.82% of Brookings, OR residents were born outside of the country (1.36k people).

In 2022, there were 15.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.7k people) in Brookings, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 868 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.9%
2022 Citizenship
97.8%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.9% of Brookings, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Brookings, OR was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookings, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    19.7k ± 142
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.24k ± 238
  3. White (Hispanic)
    868 ± 311
7.8%
Hispanic Population
1.83k people

In 2022, there were 15.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.7k people) in Brookings, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 868 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.8% of the people in Brookings, OR are hispanic (1.83k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brookings, OR as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.82%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.36k people
5.79%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.35k people

As of 2022, 5.82% of Brookings, OR residents (1.36k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brookings, OR was 5.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,255 ± 254
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    261 ± 116
  3. Korea
    241 ± 126

Brookings, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brookings, OR employs 8.83k people. The largest industries in Brookings, OR are Public Administration (1,144 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,122 people), and Construction (970 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($93,482), Public Administration ($78,074), and Construction ($63,795).

Occupations

8.83k
2022 Value
± 847
4.33%
1 Year growth
± 12.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Brookings, OR grew at a rate of 4.33%, from 8.47k employees to 8.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookings, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,213 people), Management Occupations (910 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (703 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookings, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

8.83k
2022 Value
± 847
4.33%
1 Year growth
± 12.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Brookings, OR grew at a rate of 4.33%, from 8.47k employees to 8.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookings, OR, are Public Administration (1,144 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,122 people), and Construction (970 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,625
Median earning men ± $15,563
$32,008
Median earning women ± $7,461

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,403), Public Administration ($86,898), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,377).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($71,172), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,335), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.87%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 256
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 166
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 165
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.75%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brookings, OR was $353,200 in 2022, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $308,800 to $353,200, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Brookings, OR is 76.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Brookings, OR have an average commute time of 17.1 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.

Median household income in Brookings, OR is $64,300. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Brookings, OR was Washington County, OR with a value of $100,121, followed by Clackamas County, OR and Multnomah County, OR, with respective values of $95,740 and $83,668.

Property

$353,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$19,192
$8,542
Median Property Taxes
±$762

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 $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

76.6%
Homeownership
2022
63.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 76.6% of the housing units in Brookings, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brookings, OR was Washington County, OR with a value of $100,121, followed by Clackamas County, OR and Multnomah County, OR, with respective values of $95,740 and $83,668.

The following map shows all of the counties in Brookings, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,300
Median Household Income
± $5,381
11.1k
Number of Households
± 879

In 2022, the median household income of the 11.1k households in Brookings, OR grew to $64,300 from the previous year's value of $57,553.

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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookings, OR is from Oregon.
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.462
2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (72.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (16.4%)
  3. Carpooled (6.86%)

In 2022, 72.7% of workers in Brookings, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.86%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookings, OR have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.2% of the workforce in Brookings, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookings, OR (2.89k out of 23.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Brookings, OR has health coverage, with 26.7% on employee plans, 22.3% on Medicaid, 25.6% on Medicare, 17.2% on non-group plans, and 2.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oregon see 1062 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1062 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1194 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 158 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,062 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oregon

Primary care physicians in Oregon see an average of 1,062 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,062 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.8% under 18 years, 13.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 34.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.32%
Uninsured
26.7%
Employer Coverage
22.3%
Medicaid
25.6%
Medicare
17.2%
Non-Group
2.91%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brookings, OR declined by 18% from 6.49% to 5.32%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brookings, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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