Brookston, IN Housing Market & City Data

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1,533
Population Estimate
$96,349
Median Home Value
98.6%
Employment Rate
20.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$179
Median Listing Price$249,975
Median Days on Market25
Active Listings11
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)15
Avg Listing Price$317,557
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.84
Family Dual Income58.3
Median Household Income$48,750
Median Individual Income$32,215
Home Ownership62.8%
Home Value$96,349
Median Rent$761
Rent Burden21.3%
Poverty7.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.9%
  • Highschool Education40.5%
  • Some College35.4%
  • Bachelors Degree15.7%
  • Graduate Degree4.5%
  • Total College or Above20.2%
  • Stem Degree34.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.1%
  • Female51.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.5%
  • Divorced14.7%
  • Never Married28.5%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBrookston
State IDIN
Population1,533

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.9%
19–2921.3%
30–398.8%
40–4911.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.0%
60–6912.2%
70–795.4%
80+3.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation73.5%
Unemployment Rate1.4%
Disabled18.2%

ETHNICITY

White97.1%
Black0.0%
Asian0.8%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple2.1%

OTHER

Hispanic3.4%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured9.0%
Veteran7.0%

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Neighborhoods in Brookston, IN

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