Brook, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Brook is a Census town of 900 people across 0.68 square miles of land, in Newton County. Median household income is $53,571, 80.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brook
What Brook is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.68 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,329
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brook
How many people live in Brook
- Population900
- Median age34.6
- Population under 18193 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1821.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over163 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households338
- Family households250 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families74.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brook
Income and work in Brook
- Median household income$53,571 plus or minus $12,114
- Per capita income$26,070
- Civilian labor force486 plus or minus 111
- Employed406 plus or minus 97
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate16.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over605
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brook
Housing in Brook
- Housing units395
- Occupied units338
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate14.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied272 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied66 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate80.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$880
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units365
- Share single family92.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brook
How Brook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute369 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more157 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone70.5 percent
- Carpooled24.0 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brook
Flood risk in Brook
- NFIP communityTown of Brook
- NFIP community number180180
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/14
The Town of Brook participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180180 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Newton County, not Brook
Newton County context, not Brook figures
- Establishments in Newton County232
- Covered employment, Newton County3,237
- Average annual pay, Newton County$48,666
- Housing units permitted, Newton County26
Every figure in this section is published for Newton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brook.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brook, Indiana?
900, in 338 households. Brook town covers 0.68 square miles of land, which is 1,329 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brook in?
Newton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brook?
$53,571. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,200. Median gross rent is $880 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brook in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brook appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brook, town of, community 180180, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brook figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Newton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brook.
Is zoning published for Brook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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