Indiana · Census place 08038
Brooklyn town, IN
Quick answer
Brooklyn town has 2,410 residents, ranking #203 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $60,742, the median home is worth $117,800 and median gross rent runs $954 a month.
- Population
- 2,410Brooklyn town residents
- Median household income
- $60,742Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $117,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $954Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brooklyn town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brooklyn town median would spend about 18.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 78.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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