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Brodhead, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Brodhead is a Census city of 1,423 people across 1.75 square miles of land, in Rockcastle County. Median household income is $35,333, 44.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brodhead
What Brodhead is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.75 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land815 plus or minus 172
- County holding the largest share of its areaRockcastle 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.
Brodhead
How many people live in Brodhead
- Population1,423 plus or minus 301
- Median age35.1
- Population under 18350 plus or minus 112
- Share under 1824.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over258 plus or minus 83
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households546
- Family households326 plus or minus 85
- Share of households that are families59.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Brodhead
- Median household income$35,333 plus or minus $8,843
- Per capita income$23,075 plus or minus $4,721
- Civilian labor force589 plus or minus 164
- Employed560 plus or minus 160
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over961
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Brodhead
- Housing units597
- Occupied units546
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied245 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied301 plus or minus 83
- Ownership rate44.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$150,200 plus or minus $43,801
- Median gross rent, monthly$636
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units348 plus or minus 89
- Share single family58.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more178 plus or minus 63
- Share in buildings of two or more29.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brodhead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute520 plus or minus 154
- Commuting under 15 minutes156 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.0 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more165 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.7 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brodhead
Flood risk in Brodhead
- NFIP communityCity of Brodhead
- NFIP community number210201
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/03/09(M)
The City of Brodhead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210201 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.
Rockcastle County, not Brodhead
Rockcastle County context, not Brodhead figures
- Establishments in Rockcastle County209
- Covered employment, Rockcastle County4,008
- Average annual pay, Rockcastle County$41,657
Every figure in this section is published for Rockcastle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brodhead.
All Rockcastle County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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
Brodhead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brodhead, Kentucky?
1,423, in 546 households. Brodhead city covers 1.75 square miles of land, which is 815 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brodhead in?
Rockcastle 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 Brodhead?
$35,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $150,200. Median gross rent is $636 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brodhead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brodhead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brodhead, city of, community 210201, 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 Brodhead figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rockcastle 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 Brodhead.
Is zoning published for Brodhead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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