Brooks, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,191, Rural population: 506 (all nonfarm))

Brooks, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,085 (1,029 occupied: 928 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Housing density: 232 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $456 (lower quartile is $407, upper quartile is $679)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $434

Median gross rent in Brooks, KY in 2007: $631

Housing units in Brooks with a mortgage: 349 (53 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 130

Brooks,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,630 (it was $76,700 in 2000)

Brooks:	$103,630
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,479 - $195,165

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,697

In family households: 2,386 (627 male householders, 130 female householders)
606 spouses, 844 children (768 natural, 0 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 24 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 311 (112 male householders (56 living alone)), 137 female householders (129 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 309 2-persons, 183 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 41 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 185 1-person, 64 2-persons.

435 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (43 men, 124 women).

98.3% of residents of Brooks speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 23 (0.9%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooks, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 148 5 rooms: 345 6 rooms: 184 7 rooms: 110 8 rooms: 57 9 or more rooms: 64

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooks, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 58 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 164
1990 to 1994: 195
1980 to 1989: 244
1970 to 1979: 267
1960 to 1969: 117
1950 to 1959: 38
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brooks:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 233 3 bedrooms: 562 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooks:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 76 3 bedrooms: 25 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brooks in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 222 2 vehicles: 422 3 vehicles: 219 4 vehicles: 39 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Brooks in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 29 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brooks, KY:

Less than $10,000: 53
$10,000 to $14,999: 48
$15,000 to $19,999: 97
$20,000 to $24,999: 45
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 25
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 25
$90,000 to $99,999: 29
$100,000 to $124,999: 131
$125,000 to $149,999: 82
$150,000 to $174,999: 72
$175,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 to $249,999: 81
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 27
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brooks rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brooks:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 31
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 12

Brooks, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 22.7%
Number of people working at home: 46 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 69
5 to 9 minutes: 98
10 to 14 minutes: 96
15 to 19 minutes: 324
20 to 24 minutes: 215
25 to 29 minutes: 120
30 to 34 minutes: 266
35 to 39 minutes: 78
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 17
60 to 89 minutes: 35
90 or more minutes: 15

Brooks mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,173 (85%)
Carpooled: 118 (9%)
Walked: 48 (3%)
Worked at home: 46 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 53
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 40
$20,000 to $24,999: 104
$25,000 to $29,999: 111
$30,000 to $34,999: 95
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $44,999: 43
$45,000 to $49,999: 65
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $74,999: 122
$75,000 to $99,999: 113
$100,000 to $124,999: 44
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 860

German: 361

Irish: 237

Other groups: 179

English: 158

Dutch: 28

French (except Basque): 24

European: 22

Australian: 15

Italian: 15

Swiss: 12

Scotch-Irish: 10

Norwegian: 9

Scottish: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (100%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2300
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 187
South: 135
West: 29

61% of Brooks residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 84
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 95
High school graduate (or equivalency): 356
Less than 1 year of college: 46
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 24
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 366
Less than 1 year of college: 99
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 109
Associate degree: 84
Bachelor's degree: 30
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,550
Black householders: $45,251
Two or more races householders: $45,839

Brooks household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brooks marital status for males

Brooks marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,351
Black or African American householders: $74,310

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 608
Mobile homes: 477

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,143

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brooks:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	6.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	23.0%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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