Oregon · Census place 08650
Brookings city, OR
Quick answer
Brookings city has 6,733 residents, ranking #91 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $73,384, the median home is worth $398,700 and median gross rent runs $1,303 a month.
- Population
- 6,733Brookings city residents
- Median household income
- $73,384Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $398,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,303Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brookings city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brookings city median would spend about 21.3% 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 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 70% 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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