Brooks, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,069

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

52.8

4.97% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.57%

29.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,056

6.89% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$227,600

11.8% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Brooks, KY is home to a population of 2.07k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Brooks, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Brooks, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brooks, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brooks, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.03k ± 528
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
23 ± 28
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 38

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brooks, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 26
Korea
12 ± 24

Brooks, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brooks, KY.

Economy

The economy of Brooks, KY employs 761 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brooks, KY were Manufacturing (172 people), Construction (130 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,594), Manufacturing ($68,523), and Accommodation & Food Services ($64,194).

Employment

Occupations

761

2024 Value

± 225

−22.7%

1 Year decline

± 52.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brooks, KY declined at a rate of −22.7%, from 985 employees to 761 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brooks, KY, are Management Occupations (105 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (104 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (103 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brooks, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

761

2024 Value

± 225

−22.7%

1 Year decline

± 52.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brooks, KY declined at a rate of −22.7%, from 985 employees to 761 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brooks, KY, are Manufacturing (172 people), Construction (130 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brooks, KY, though some of these residents may live in Brooks, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,906

Median earning men ± $3,849

$57,989

Median earning women ± $25,809

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($75,000) and Construction ($54,316).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($46,146) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,781).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brooks, KY was $227,600 in 2024, which is 0.684 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $203,600 to $227,600, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Brooks, KY is 93.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brooks, KY have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brooks, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$227,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,176

$793

Median Property Taxes

±$221

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 Brooks, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

93.6%

Homeownership

2024

55.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.6% of the housing units in Brooks, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brooks, KY 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.

$66,056

Median Household Income

± $8,168

847

Number of Households

± 225

In 2024, the median household income of the 847 households in Brooks, KY declined from $66,056 from the previous year's value of $70,947.

The following chart displays the households in Brooks, KY 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brooks, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.5%)
Carpooled (19.4%)
Worked At Home (17%)

In 2024, 55.5% of workers in Brooks, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.4%) and those who worked at home (17%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brooks, KY have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Brooks, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brooks, KY (198 out of 2.07k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brooks, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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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