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Population (year 2000): 2,678
Males: 1,332  (49.7%)
Females: 1,346  (50.3%)

Bullitt County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 40109.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,400 (it was $41,824 in 2000)
Brooks  $45,400
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $137,800 (it was $108,500 in 2000)
Brooks  $137,800
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Brooks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (32.1%), German (16.0%), Irish (11.8%), English (7.6%), French (2.9%), Dutch (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 515 feet

Land area: 4.68 square miles.

Population density: 572 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brooks

  • High school or higher: 71.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooks CDP

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

23 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Brooks, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brooks to the number of sex offenders is 670 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brooks:  0.6% ($703)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (11.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (293.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hunters Hollow, KY (1.4 miles ), Hillview, KY (1.8 miles ), Fox Chase, KY (1.9 miles ), Pioneer Village, KY (2.4 miles ), Hollyvilla, KY (2.9 miles ), Hebron Estates, KY (3.1 miles ), South Park View, KY (3.6 miles) , Minor Lane Heights, KY (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 38.07 N, Longitude: 85.71 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Brooks-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1996, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Brooks place center injured 10 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the place center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brooks:
  • CARITAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE (about 12 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • GATEWAY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brooks:
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 7 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 77 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • COLUMBUS MUNI (about 83 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; ID: BAK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brooks:
  • BOWMAN FIELD (about 12 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: LOU)
  • HOLIDAY INN LAKEVIEW (about 16 miles; CLARKSVILLE, IN; ID: 1I6)
  • CLARK COUNTY (about 20 miles; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; ID: JVY)

Amtrak station near Brooks:
  • 17 miles: LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSONVILLE (JEFFERSONVILLE, 500 WILLINGER LANE). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooks:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 9 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 19 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 84 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Hospital Update - Jewish Medical Center South (just opened) at I65 South and Brooks Road exits is approx. 1 mile from the town of Brooks. added by Jeffrey
  • Hospitals/medical centers near Brooks: Jewish Medical Center Opened May 2006

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Churches in Brooks include: Brooks Church (A), MacDowell Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Hampton Inn Louisville/I-65/Brooks Rd. (180 Willabrook Drive), Comfort Inn Brooks (149 Willabrook Drive), Econo Lodge & Suites (1901 East Blue Lick Road), Quality Inn & Suites (716 Brooks Hill Road).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.9%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  6.6%

Brooks compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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8.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.51%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($179 average AGI)
Bullitt County:  0.04%
Kentucky average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, KY  5.38% ($39,307 average AGI)
from Nelson County, KY  0.29% ($31,526)
from Hardin County, KY  0.22% ($35,069)


7.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.31%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, KY  4.06% ($31,463 average AGI)
to Nelson County, KY  0.44% ($39,088)
to Hardin County, KY  0.25% ($28,800)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brooks:
  • WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLCR (1470 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: LCR PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooks:
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W216BM (91.1 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Brooks:
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W39CJ (Channel 39; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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