Brooks

Population: 2,246
Median household income: $70,947
Median home value: $203,600

Brooks is a community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, home to 2,246 residents. The median household income of $70,947 is below the Bullitt County median ($77,640).

From 2019 to 2023, Brooks's population declined 9.5% from 2,481 to 2,246, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $151,500 to $203,600.

3.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,246
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,947
Median home value: $203,600
Median gross rent: $1,113
Housing units: 885
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4812,246

Median household income

$60,204$70,947

Median home value

$151,500$203,600

Median gross rent

$971$1,113

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,481	$60,204	$151,500	$971
2020	2,223	$61,031	$165,900	$925
2021	2,265	$62,985	$167,300	—
2022	2,069	$54,000	$175,700	$1,045
2023	2,246	$70,947	$203,600	$1,113

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5422.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	76	3.4%
5 to 17	274	12.2%
18 to 24	214	9.5%
25 to 34	155	6.9%
35 to 44	135	6.0%
45 to 54	507	22.6%
55 to 64	340	15.1%
65 to 74	409	18.2%
75 and over	136	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,208	98.3%
Black or African American	11	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	27	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate55.4%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	224	13.3%
High school graduate	931	55.4%
Some college or associate's	462	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	41	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	682	70.6%
Carpooled	109	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	117	12.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	189	22.3%
15 to 29 min	220	25.9%
30 to 44 min	337	39.7%
45 to 59 min	103	12.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.6% (306 of 2,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	591	66.8%
Nonfamily households	294	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	885	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	763	86.2%
Renter-occupied	122	13.8%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	695	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	179	20.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2109964
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.0665, -85.7165