COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brook vs Lowell
PLACE A
Brook, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lowell, Oregon
Brook is 26% smaller than Lowell. Lowell earns more, with a median household income $45,869 higher. Lowell has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -6%).
BROOKLOWELLDIFFERENCE
Total population9441,283−26% vs Lowell
Population density1,3941,483−89
Population growth-5.8%14.4%−20.3 pts
Median age34.648.2−13.6
Male50.2%47.1%+3.2 pts
Female49.8%52.9%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born15.3%7.7%+7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.1%80.5%−9.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino25.2%11.6%+13.6 pts
Asian1.8%0.2%+1.5 pts
Other1.9%7.7%−5.8 pts
Median household income$53,571$99,440−$45,869
Per capita income$26,070$43,825−$17,755
Poverty rate13.0%6.9%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.396−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%27.9%−14.0 pts
Graduate degree2.0%11.6%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate16.5%0.0%+16.5 pts
Labor force participation67.5%60.7%+6.8 pts
Median home value$116,200$406,600−$290,400
Median gross rent$880$1,125−$245
Owner-occupied80.5%83.6%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.4%6.5%+8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%46.9%−30.2 pts
Average commute28.428.8−0.4
Worked from home4.7%9.8%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured13.4%4.0%+9.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025