Brooklyn vs Montezuma

A side-by-side comparison of Brooklyn and Montezuma: population, income, housing, and more.

Brooklyn and Montezuma are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brooklyn has the higher population (1,565 vs 1,257 in Montezuma). Brooklyn has the higher median household income ($71,500 vs $63,375 in Montezuma). Montezuma has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $123,600 in Brooklyn).

Population, income & housing

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
Population	1,565	1,257
Median age	35.9 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,500	$63,375
Median home value	$123,600	$157,800
Median gross rent	$813	$843
Housing units	642	651
Homeownership rate	69.6%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
Population	1,703 → 1,565 (-8.1%)	1,338 → 1,257 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$55,224 → $71,500 (+29.5%)	$54,526 → $63,375 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$104,500 → $123,600 (+18.3%)	$106,800 → $157,800 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $813 (+11.8%)	$697 → $843 (+20.9%)

Brooklyn

Population

1,7031,565

Median household income

$55,224$71,500

Median home value

$104,500$123,600

Median gross rent

$727$813

Montezuma

Population

1,3381,257

Median household income

$54,526$63,375

Median home value

$106,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$697$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
Under 5	10.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	18.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.2%
75 and over	5.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
No high school diploma	11.4%	4.4%
High school graduate	32.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
Drove alone	76.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	5.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
1-unit, detached	77.3%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Brooklyn	Montezuma
Poverty rate	18.8%	17.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1955	1973