Brook vs Kentland

A side-by-side comparison of Brook and Kentland: population, income, housing, and more.

Brook and Kentland are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kentland has the higher population (1,759 vs 979 in Brook). Brook has the higher median household income ($57,422 vs $56,442 in Kentland). Kentland has the higher median home value ($103,200 vs $101,200 in Brook).

Population, income & housing

	Brook	Kentland
Population	979	1,759
Median age	34.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,422	$56,442
Median home value	$101,200	$103,200
Median gross rent	$1,008	$832
Housing units	407	872
Homeownership rate	79.9%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	21.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brook	Kentland
Population	1,012 → 979 (-3.3%)	1,722 → 1,759 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$42,188 → $57,422 (+36.1%)	$45,125 → $56,442 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $101,200 (+33.5%)	$88,100 → $103,200 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,008 (+36.6%)	$690 → $832 (+20.6%)

Brook

Population

1,012979

Median household income

$42,188$57,422

Median home value

$75,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$738$1,008

Kentland

Population

1,7221,759

Median household income

$45,125$56,442

Median home value

$88,100$103,200

Median gross rent

$690$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brook	Kentland
Under 5	8.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	20.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	20.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.2%
75 and over	7.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brook	Kentland
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brook	Kentland
No high school diploma	18.6%	24.0%
High school graduate	49.3%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brook	Kentland
Drove alone	63.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	32.9%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brook	Kentland
1-unit, detached	96.8%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Brook	Kentland
Poverty rate	15.7%	19.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1951	1945