Brook

Population: 979
Median household income: $57,422
Median home value: $101,200

Brook is a community in Newton County, Indiana, home to 979 residents. At $57,422, its median household income sits below Newton County's $68,596.

From 2019 to 2023, Brook's population declined 3.3% from 1,012 to 979, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $75,800 to $101,200.

The typical home was built around 1951. 15.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 979
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,422
Median home value: $101,200
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 407
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,012979

Median household income

$42,188$57,422

Median home value

$75,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$738$1,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,012	$42,188	$75,800	$738
2020	1,000	$42,689	$77,800	$621
2021	959	$45,769	$84,100	$794
2022	960	$52,065	$95,000	$910
2023	979	$57,422	$101,200	$1,008

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	8.6%
5 to 17	110	11.2%
18 to 24	93	9.5%
25 to 34	205	20.9%
35 to 44	105	10.7%
45 to 54	128	13.1%
55 to 64	93	9.5%
65 to 74	87	8.9%
75 and over	74	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	757	77.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	206	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	18.6%
High school graduate	341	49.3%
Some college or associate's	152	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	57	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled32.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	285	63.8%
Carpooled	147	32.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	24.5%
15 to 29 min	138	31.6%
30 to 44 min	92	21.1%
45 to 59 min	63	14.4%
60+ min	37	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 15.7% (152 of 970)

	Count	Share
Family households	255	70.2%
Nonfamily households	108	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	363	89.2%
Vacant	44	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	290	79.9%
Renter-occupied	73	20.1%

1-unit, detached96.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	394	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.2%
5 to 19 units	8	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1807966
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8661, -87.3657