Brook, IN Population

Overview

959

Total Population

37.3

Median age

54.01%

Female population %

85.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

102

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brook's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brook is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brook's population under 18 was 22.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brook's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brook, 18.67% were under the age of 15, 17.52% aged 15 to 29, 45.46% aged 30 to 64, 16.68% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 more females than males in Brook:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.01% females and 45.99% males in Brook, IN.
The Brook, IN gender ratio is 85.1:100 i.e. 85.1 men to 100 women (0.851).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 72.

Brook's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brook population: 94.89% are White, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.88% are some other race and 2.82% are multiracial.
Brook's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 102 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 857 (89.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brook is White with a population of 91 (94.89% of the total population).

Brook's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,048 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brook's population decreased by 48 (4.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brook's population decreased by 62 (6.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brook's population was lowest in year 2021 at 932.