Brooklyn

Population: 1,047
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $176,900

Located in Jackson County, Michigan, Brooklyn is a community with a population of 1,047. At $48,750, its median household income sits below Jackson County's $65,004.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brooklyn's population declined 13.5% from 1,211 to 1,047, while its median home value rose 36.7% from $129,400 to $176,900.

60.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,047
Median age: 50.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $176,900
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 594
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2111,047

Median household income

$36,389$48,750

Median home value

$129,400$176,900

Median gross rent

$645$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,211	$36,389	$129,400	$645
2020	1,088	$34,808	$127,300	$672
2021	889	$34,293	$157,300	$736
2022	943	$43,365	$167,700	$915
2023	1,047	$48,750	$176,900	$867

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over17.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	5.2%
5 to 17	121	11.6%
18 to 24	88	8.4%
25 to 34	89	8.5%
35 to 44	108	10.3%
45 to 54	97	9.3%
55 to 64	174	16.6%
65 to 74	136	13.0%
75 and over	180	17.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	984	94.0%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
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	50	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	6.1%
High school graduate	281	35.8%
Some college or associate's	274	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	119	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	62	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	336	82.8%
Carpooled	25	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	26.5%
15 to 29 min	96	25.4%
30 to 44 min	83	22.0%
45 to 59 min	45	11.9%
60+ min	54	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 12.3% (129 of 1,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	229	46.5%
Nonfamily households	263	53.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	492	82.8%
Vacant	102	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	346	70.3%
Renter-occupied	146	29.7%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units14.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	362	60.9%
1-unit, attached	24	4.0%
2 to 4 units	60	10.1%
5 to 19 units	63	10.6%
20 or more units	85	14.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2611000
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.1055, -84.2488