Brook vs Mount Ayr

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

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

Brook has the higher population (979 vs 93 in Mount Ayr). Brook has the higher median household income ($57,422 vs $45,000 in Mount Ayr). Brook has the higher median home value ($101,200 vs $88,500 in Mount Ayr).

Population, income & housing

	Brook	Mount Ayr
Population	979	93
Median age	34.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,422	$45,000
Median home value	$101,200	$88,500
Median gross rent	$1,008	—
Housing units	407	47
Homeownership rate	79.9%	97.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brook	Mount Ayr
Population	1,012 → 979 (-3.3%)	110 → 93 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$42,188 → $57,422 (+36.1%)	$37,500 → $45,000 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $101,200 (+33.5%)	$75,800 → $88,500 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,008 (+36.6%)	—

Brook

Population

1,012979

Median household income

$42,188$57,422

Median home value

$75,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$738$1,008

Mount Ayr

Population

11093

Median household income

$37,500$45,000

Median home value

$75,800$88,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brook	Mount Ayr
Under 5	8.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	11.2%	10.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.9%	4.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	25.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	4.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	23.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	16.1%
75 and over	7.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brook	Mount Ayr
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brook	Mount Ayr
No high school diploma	18.6%	18.7%
High school graduate	49.3%	66.7%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brook	Mount Ayr
Drove alone	63.8%	94.3%
Carpooled	32.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brook	Mount Ayr
1-unit, detached	96.8%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Brook	Mount Ayr
Poverty rate	15.7%	22.6%
Average household size	2.70	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	14
Median year structure built	1951	1938