Brooks vs Hillview

A side-by-side comparison of Brooks and Hillview: population, income, housing, and more.

Brooks and Hillview are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hillview has the higher population (8,735 vs 2,246 in Brooks). Brooks has the higher median household income ($70,947 vs $65,732 in Hillview). Brooks has the higher median home value ($203,600 vs $180,300 in Hillview).

Population, income & housing

	Brooks	Hillview
Population	2,246	8,735
Median age	50.3 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,947	$65,732
Median home value	$203,600	$180,300
Median gross rent	$1,113	$1,314
Housing units	885	3,249
Homeownership rate	86.2%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brooks	Hillview
Population	2,481 → 2,246 (-9.5%)	9,071 → 8,735 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$60,204 → $70,947 (+17.8%)	$62,654 → $65,732 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$151,500 → $203,600 (+34.4%)	$127,200 → $180,300 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $1,113 (+14.6%)	$1,092 → $1,314 (+20.3%)

Brooks

Population

2,4812,246

Median household income

$60,204$70,947

Median home value

$151,500$203,600

Median gross rent

$971$1,113

Hillview

Population

9,0718,735

Median household income

$62,654$65,732

Median home value

$127,200$180,300

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brooks	Hillview
Under 5	3.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	6.9%	18.9%
35 to 44	6.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	22.6%	16.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	18.2%	6.2%
75 and over	6.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brooks	Hillview
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.9%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brooks	Hillview
No high school diploma	13.3%	17.2%
High school graduate	55.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brooks	Hillview
Drove alone	70.6%	74.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brooks	Hillview
1-unit, detached	78.5%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Brooks	Hillview
Poverty rate	13.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1984	1981