Brooklyn

Population: 1,565
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $123,600

Brooklyn, a community in Poweshiek County, Iowa, has 1,565 residents. The median household income of $71,500 is above the Poweshiek County median ($64,837).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brooklyn's population declined 8.1% from 1,703 to 1,565, while its median home value rose 18.3% from $104,500 to $123,600.

18.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,565
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $123,600
Median gross rent: $813
Housing units: 642
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7031,565

Median household income

$55,224$71,500

Median home value

$104,500$123,600

Median gross rent

$727$813

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,703	$55,224	$104,500	$727
2020	1,677	$50,435	$101,100	$765
2021	1,662	$53,929	$102,200	$776
2022	1,600	$56,724	$115,600	$831
2023	1,565	$71,500	$123,600	$813

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

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	162	10.4%
5 to 17	276	17.6%
18 to 24	143	9.1%
25 to 34	168	10.7%
35 to 44	269	17.2%
45 to 54	146	9.3%
55 to 64	174	11.1%
65 to 74	135	8.6%
75 and over	92	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,521	97.2%
Black or African American	8	0.5%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	11.4%
High school graduate	324	32.9%
Some college or associate's	394	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	110	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	44	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	577	76.1%
Carpooled	79	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	9.2%
Other means	14	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	329	47.8%
15 to 29 min	177	25.7%
30 to 44 min	39	5.7%
45 to 59 min	64	9.3%
60+ min	79	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 18.8% (287 of 1,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	56.3%
Nonfamily households	259	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	592	92.2%
Vacant	50	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	412	69.6%
Renter-occupied	180	30.4%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	496	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	15.1%
5 to 19 units	25	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1908695
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7321, -92.4450