Brookford

Population: 395
Median household income: $34,643
Median home value: $125,000

Brookford, a community in Catawba County, North Carolina, has 395 residents. The median household income of $34,643 is below the Catawba County median ($64,544).

From 2019 to 2023, Brookford's population declined 17.9% from 481 to 395, while its median home value rose 83.6% from $68,100 to $125,000.

The median gross rent is $861. 4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 395
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $34,643
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 215
Homeownership rate: 40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 14.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

481395

Median household income

$25,000$34,643

Median home value

$68,100$125,000

Median gross rent

$643$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	481	$25,000	$68,100	$643
2020	474	$38,214	$68,300	$671
2021	441	$31,339	$74,600	$741
2022	435	$54,063	$125,000	$867
2023	395	$34,643	$125,000	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3428.9%

35 to 443.3%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	9.4%
5 to 17	48	12.2%
18 to 24	15	3.8%
25 to 34	114	28.9%
35 to 44	13	3.3%
45 to 54	30	7.6%
55 to 64	46	11.6%
65 to 74	55	13.9%
75 and over	37	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	313	79.2%
Black or African American	23	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.5%
Asian	5	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	14.6%
High school graduate	139	47.1%
Some college or associate's	99	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone95.0%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	152	95.0%
Carpooled	4	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.3%
Other means	2	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	53.8%
15 to 29 min	34	21.5%
30 to 44 min	10	6.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	29	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 20.7% (79 of 382)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	31.1%
Nonfamily households	124	68.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	180	83.7%
Vacant	35	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72	40.0%
Renter-occupied	108	60.0%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	151	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	2.8%
5 to 19 units	6	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	24.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3708140
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.7031, -81.3445