Brookings

Population: 6,733
Median household income: $73,384
Median home value: $398,700

Brookings is a community in Curry County, Oregon, home to 6,733 residents. Its median household income of $73,384 runs above the Curry County figure of $64,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookings's population grew 4.7% from 6,431 to 6,733, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $304,900 to $398,700.

70.0% of workers drive to work alone. 68.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,733
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $73,384
Median home value: $398,700
Median gross rent: $1,303
Housing units: 3,465
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4316,733

Median household income

$62,384$73,384

Median home value

$304,900$398,700

Median gross rent

$981$1,303

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,431	$62,384	$304,900	$981
2020	6,475	$66,714	$333,400	$1,077
2021	6,706	$72,273	$331,000	$1,041
2022	6,719	$79,109	$380,400	$1,288
2023	6,733	$73,384	$398,700	$1,303

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	262	3.9%
5 to 17	727	10.8%
18 to 24	113	1.7%
25 to 34	1,124	16.7%
35 to 44	729	10.8%
45 to 54	478	7.1%
55 to 64	1,291	19.2%
65 to 74	1,098	16.3%
75 and over	911	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,495	81.6%
Black or African American	52	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.9%
Asian	68	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	409	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	650	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's46.0%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	571	10.1%
High school graduate	1,266	22.5%
Some college or associate's	2,588	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	553	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	653	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,934	70.0%
Carpooled	302	10.9%
Public transit	27	1.0%
Walked	83	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	416	15.1%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,279	54.5%
15 to 29 min	321	13.7%
30 to 44 min	708	30.2%
45 to 59 min	12	0.5%
60+ min	28	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 11.0% (732 of 6,647)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,245	72.0%
Nonfamily households	871	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,116	89.9%
Vacant	349	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,181	70.0%
Renter-occupied	935	30.0%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached11.9%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,379	68.7%
1-unit, attached	411	11.9%
2 to 4 units	278	8.0%
5 to 19 units	222	6.4%
20 or more units	98	2.8%
Mobile home & other	77	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4108650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0724, -124.3049