COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookston vs West Lafayette
PLACE A
Brookston, Texas
VS
PLACE B
West Lafayette, Ohio
Brookston is 100% smaller than West Lafayette.
BROOKSTONWEST LAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population02,430−100% vs West Lafayette
Population density02,819−2,819
Population growth–4.1%–
Median age34.939.2−4.3
Male46.2%50.6%−4.5 pts
Female53.8%49.4%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic0.0%95.8%−95.8 pts
Black100.0%0.6%+99.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Median household income–$49,261–
Per capita income–$24,584–
Poverty rate0.0%31.7%−31.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.398–
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation100.0%60.0%+40.0 pts
Median home value–$101,900–
Median gross rent–$719–
Owner-occupied100.0%74.2%+25.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–42.8%–
Average commute–23.2–
Worked from home0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024