Overview
1,662
Total Population
32.4
Median age
53.19%
Female population %
88:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
65.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
45
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Brooklyn's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Brooklyn is 32.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Brooklyn's population under 18 was 28.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Brooklyn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Brooklyn, 25.27% were under the age of 15, 20.94% aged 15 to 29, 39.47% aged 30 to 64, 12.21% aged 65 to 84, and 2.11% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 106 more females than males in Brooklyn:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.19% females and 46.81% males in Brooklyn, IA.
- The Brooklyn, IA gender ratio is 88:100 i.e. 88 men to 100 women (0.880).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 125.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 126.
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Race / Ethnicity
Brooklyn's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Brooklyn population: 99.34% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American and 0.54% are some other race.
- Brooklyn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,617 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Brooklyn is White with a population of 1,651 (99.34% of the total population).
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Year by year
Brooklyn's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,498 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Brooklyn's population increased by 102 (7.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Brooklyn's population increased by 23 (1.56%), 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, Brooklyn's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,340.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)