Brookston, IN Population

Overview

1,553

Total Population

37.8

Median age

53.12%

Female population %

88.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

63.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

62

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brookston is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookston's population under 18 was 21.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookston's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookston, 19.32% were under the age of 15, 23.44% aged 15 to 29, 37.86% aged 30 to 64, 18.48% aged 65 to 84, and 0.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 97 more females than males in Brookston:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.12% females and 46.88% males in Brookston, IN.
The Brookston, IN gender ratio is 88.2:100 i.e. 88.2 men to 100 women (0.882).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 89.

Brookston's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookston population: 96.59% are White, 0.84% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 1.93% are multiracial.
Brookston's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 62 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,491 (96.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookston is White with a population of 1,5 (96.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,700 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brookston's population decreased by 122 (7.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookston's population increased by 54 (3.42%), 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, Brookston's population was lowest in year 2016 at 1,540.