COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooks County vs Cook County
PLACE A
Brooks County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Cook County, Illinois
Brooks County is 100% smaller than Cook County. Cook County earns more, with a median household income $35,734 higher.
BROOKS COUNTYCOOK COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,5795,194,625−100% vs Cook County
Population density75,497−5,490
Population growth-2.0%1.6%−3.6 pts
Median age38.538.0+0.5
Male50.9%48.8%+2.1 pts
Female49.1%51.2%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born7.0%21.7%−14.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.2%40.1%−32.9 pts
Black0.6%21.8%−21.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino90.1%26.8%+63.3 pts
Asian0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Other2.1%3.4%−1.3 pts
Median household income$47,764$83,498−$35,734
Per capita income$31,217$49,329−$18,112
Poverty rate19.4%13.5%+5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.504−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%42.7%−25.8 pts
Graduate degree3.9%18.0%−14.1 pts
Unemployment rate19.9%7.0%+12.9 pts
Labor force participation57.8%66.2%−8.4 pts
Median home value$81,000$324,500−$243,500
Median gross rent$719$1,435−$716
Owner-occupied52.8%57.7%−4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.4%7.7%+15.6 pts
Rent-burdened households23.6%46.0%−22.3 pts
Average commute17.531.5−13.9
Worked from home5.1%18.9%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Uninsured21.4%8.9%+12.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025