Brookston is home to 1,530 people in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $158,500, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. There are 2,318 people per square mile. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,182, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brookston
What changed most since 1990
White share98.8% → 92.2%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population1,812 → 1,530(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants81.9% → 73.4%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.8%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.8%(40)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.9%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 122 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brookston, decade by decade
Brookston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,812
$70,735
$107,763
8.4%
3.0
2000
1,717
$75,457
$151,197
12.6%
5.4
2010
1,554
$54,279
$131,198
14.2%
8.9
2020
1,631
$60,224
$116,719
21.6%
20.3
2024
1,530
$63,182
$158,500
16.0%
18.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
