COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooks vs Keizer
PLACE A
Brooks, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Keizer, Oregon
Brooks is 95% smaller than Keizer. Keizer earns more, with a median household income $18,757 higher. Keizer has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 3%).
BROOKSKEIZERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,06939,140−95% vs Keizer
Population density5865,447−4,862
Population growth2.8%7.9%−5.1 pts
Median age52.837.4+15.4
Male52.8%47.5%+5.2 pts
Female47.2%52.5%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.9%68.0%+29.9 pts
Black1.0%0.9%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%23.3%−23.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.1%6.7%−5.6 pts
Median household income$66,056$84,813−$18,757
Per capita income$36,160$38,781−$2,621
Poverty rate9.6%8.1%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.393+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%26.9%−23.0 pts
Graduate degree0.4%8.7%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.2%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation42.6%64.0%−21.4 pts
Median home value$227,600$434,100−$206,500
Median gross rent$1,113$1,424−$311
Owner-occupied93.6%62.9%+30.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%2.6%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.2%48.3%−13.1 pts
Average commute26.425.0+1.3
Worked from home17.0%14.6%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured0.9%4.1%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024