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Brooklyn, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Brooklyn is a Census city of 1,459 people across 1.31 square miles of land, in Poweshiek County. Median household income is $73,438, 71.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $450,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brooklyn
What Brooklyn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,110
- County holding the largest share of its areaPoweshiek 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.
Brooklyn
How many people live in Brooklyn
- Population1,459
- Median age36.4
- Population under 18426 plus or minus 117
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over252 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households565
- Family households314 plus or minus 74
- Share of households that are families55.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn
Income and work in Brooklyn
- Median household income$73,438
- Per capita income$29,713
- Civilian labor force732 plus or minus 151
- Employed644 plus or minus 136
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 66
- Unemployment rate12.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over933
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn
Housing in Brooklyn
- Housing units624
- Occupied units565
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied406 plus or minus 81
- Renter occupied159 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate71.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$137,100 plus or minus $28,861
- Median gross rent, monthly$832
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Single family units478
- Share single family76.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn
How Brooklyn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute555 plus or minus 119
- Commuting under 15 minutes264 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more146 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone76.3 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn
SBA loans in Brooklyn (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$450,000
- Average approval$450,000
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$450,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooklyn, 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.
Brooklyn
SBA loans in Brooklyn (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$478,000
- Average approval$478,000
- Median approval$478,000
- Largest approval$478,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooklyn, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brooklyn
Flood risk in Brooklyn
- NFIP communityCity of Brooklyn
- NFIP community number190495
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/19/14(M)
The City of Brooklyn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190495 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.
Poweshiek County, not Brooklyn
Poweshiek County context, not Brooklyn figures
- Establishments in Poweshiek County571
- Covered employment, Poweshiek County9,584
- Average annual pay, Poweshiek County$57,595
- Housing units permitted, Poweshiek County29
Every figure in this section is published for Poweshiek County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brooklyn.
All Poweshiek County figures →
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
Brooklyn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brooklyn, Iowa?
1,459, in 565 households. Brooklyn city covers 1.31 square miles of land, which is 1,110 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brooklyn in?
Poweshiek 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 Brooklyn?
$73,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $137,100. Median gross rent is $832 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brooklyn businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $450,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $450,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $478,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooklyn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brooklyn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brooklyn. 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 Brooklyn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brooklyn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brooklyn, city of, community 190495, 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 Brooklyn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Poweshiek 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 Brooklyn.
Is zoning published for Brooklyn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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