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Brookston, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Brookston is a Census town of 1,530 people across 0.66 square miles of land, in White County. Median household income is $63,182, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookston
What Brookston is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.66 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,318
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhite 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.
Brookston
How many people live in Brookston
- Population1,530
- Median age40.0
- Population under 18313 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over303 plus or minus 64
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households700
- Family households386
- Share of households that are families55.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookston
Income and work in Brookston
- Median household income$63,182
- Per capita income$33,387
- Civilian labor force888
- Employed883
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over1,044
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookston
Housing in Brookston
- Housing units740
- Occupied units700
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 32
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied514
- Renter occupied186 plus or minus 72
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$969
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units604
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more108 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more14.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookston
How Brookston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute790
- Commuting under 15 minutes133 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more191 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone84.5 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home8.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookston
SBA loans in Brookston (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,457,000
- Average approval$485,667
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$1,107,000
- Jobs supported13
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookston
Flood risk in Brookston
- NFIP communityTown of Brookston
- NFIP community number180512
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/08/14
The Town of Brookston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180512 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.
White County, not Brookston
White County context, not Brookston figures
- Establishments in White County589
- Covered employment, White County8,815
- Average annual pay, White County$48,614
- Housing units permitted, White County47
Every figure in this section is published for White County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookston.
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.
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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
Brookston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookston, Indiana?
1,530, in 700 households. Brookston town covers 0.66 square miles of land, which is 2,318 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookston in?
White 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 Brookston?
$63,182. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,500. Median gross rent is $969 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brookston businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brookston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brookston. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brookston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brookston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brookston, town of, community 180512, 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 Brookston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for White 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 Brookston.
Is zoning published for Brookston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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