Brookston, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,582 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,582 (7 farm, 1,575 nonfarm))

Brookston, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 718 (686 occupied: 536 owner occupied, 150 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1211 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $569 (lower quartile is $352, upper quartile is $584)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $197

Median gross rent in Brookston, IN in 2007: $678

Housing units in Brookston with a mortgage: 360 (46 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,995 (it was $83,000 in 2000)

Brookston:	$116,995
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,995 - $143,025

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,725

In family households: 1,515 (385 male householders, 118 female householders)
383 spouses, 544 children (496 natural, 11 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 8 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 210 (71 male householders (54 living alone)), 111 female householders (101 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 221 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 155 1-person, 27 2-persons.

324 married couples with children.
133 single-parent households (27 men, 106 women).

96.9% of residents of Brookston speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.5%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookston, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 160 6 rooms: 157 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 65 9 or more rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookston, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 59 5 rooms: 30 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 78
1970 to 1979: 180
1960 to 1969: 69
1950 to 1959: 67
1940 to 1949: 36
1939 or earlier: 231

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brookston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 89 3 bedrooms: 329 4 bedrooms: 83 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 78 3 bedrooms: 36 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 1

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 147 2 vehicles: 269 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 73 2 vehicles: 53 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brookston, IN:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 13
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 15
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 213
$125,000 to $149,999: 73
$150,000 to $174,999: 41
$175,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 to $249,999: 27
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brookston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brookston:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 10
$900 to $999: 8
$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: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Brookston, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 21.9%
Number of people working at home: 27 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 38
5 to 9 minutes: 53
10 to 14 minutes: 21
15 to 19 minutes: 107
20 to 24 minutes: 257
25 to 29 minutes: 129
30 to 34 minutes: 172
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 15
60 to 89 minutes: 24
90 or more minutes: 26

Brookston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 754 (84%)
Carpooled: 102 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 10 (1%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 27 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 41
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 52
$25,000 to $29,999: 69
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 55
$40,000 to $44,999: 42
$45,000 to $49,999: 50
$50,000 to $59,999: 93
$60,000 to $74,999: 95
$75,000 to $99,999: 54
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

German: 339

United States or American: 251

English: 143

Irish: 105

Other groups: 95

Dutch: 62

French (except Basque): 49

Italian: 30

Polish: 30

Scottish: 24

Scotch-Irish: 16

British: 11

French Canadian: 10

Norwegian: 10

European: 8

Swedish: 6

Swiss: 4

Welsh: 4

Danish: 3

Pennsylvania German: 3

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

United Kingdom (38%)
Mexico (38%)
Canada (25%)

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

This state: 1378
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 159
South: 113
West: 24

62% of Brookston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 253
Less than 1 year of college: 43
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 50
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 292
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 84
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 57
Master's degree: 8
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,772
Some other race householders: $64,877
Two or more races householders: $45,439
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,249

Brookston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brookston marital status for males

Brookston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,277
Some other race householders: $45,811
Two or more races householders: $96,274
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,067

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 608
One, attached: 4
Two: 62
3 or 4: 12
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,821

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brookston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	4.9%
Indiana:	11.8%

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

Here:	0.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	9.4%
Indiana:	23.4%

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)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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