Housing data for Brooks, KY
Brooks, KY has an estimated 2,069 residents and 927 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Bullitt County.
6.4% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,069 (±533)
- Housing units
- 927 (±178)
- Households that rent
- 6.4%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −16.6%
What stands out in Brooks
Households that moved in since 2020: 1.9% (±5.1 points) in Brooks, lower than in Bullitt County (17.0%).
Households that rent: 6.4% (±5.8 points) in Brooks, lower than in Bullitt County (15.1%).
Median real estate taxes: $1,580 (±$229) in Brooks, lower than in Bullitt County ($2,050).
Median household income: $66,056 (±$8,168) in Brooks, lower than in Bullitt County ($80,558).
Housing in Brooks at a glance
- Rent burden: 35.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 6.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $66,056 median household income
- Home values: $227,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,159 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,580 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 81.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 32.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 57.5% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −16.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 1.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 2.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Brooks against Bullitt County, its state and the nation
| Brooks | Bullitt County | Kentucky | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,069 (±533) | 84,027 (exact) | 4,534,824 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 927 (±178) | 33,608 (±44) | 2,023,116 (±474) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 6.4% (±5.8 points) | 15.1% (±1.4 points) | 31.7% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $987 (±$48) | $967 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $66,056 (±$8,168) | $80,558 (±$2,390) | $63,726 (±$429) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $227,600 (±$45,176) | $247,200 (±$5,899) | $205,600 (±$1,096) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,580 (±$229) | $2,050 (±$85) | $1,544 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 32.9% (±13.0 points) | 32.2% (±2.2 points) | 47.1% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.4 minutes (±3.2) | 28.7 minutes (±1.1) | 24.0 minutes (±0.2) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 93.7% (±6.3 points) | 92.1% (±1.0 points) | 88.6% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 52.8 years (±6.7) | 41.7 years (±0.4) | 39.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Brooks covers 3.5 square miles of land, about 586 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Brooks has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,481 (±439) | 2,069 (±533) | −16.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,017 (±132) | 927 (±178) | −8.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $151,500 (±$23,248) | $227,600 (±$45,176) | +50.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $60,204 (±$15,139) | $66,056 (±$8,168) | +9.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,439 (±$231) | $1,159 (±$188) | −19.5% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,483 (±$229) | $1,580 (±$229) | +6.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.0% (±12.3 points) | 6.4% (±5.8 points) | −14.6 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 10.0% (±16.5 points) | 0.0% (±43.3 points) | −10.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Bullitt County
Brooks has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bullitt County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Bullitt County recorded 73 violent and 753 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Brooks
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40109 | 24% | 2,376 | — | $262,400 | $75,495 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Brooks
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview | 1.1 mi | $1,316 | $186,300 | 21.1% |
| Hunters Hollow | 1.5 mi | $1,339 | $200,000 | 12.6% |
| Fox Chase | 2.0 mi | — | $320,100 | 0.0% |
| Pioneer Village | 2.1 mi | $1,372 | $240,500 | 7.1% |
| Hollyvilla | 2.5 mi | $1,125 | $162,100 | 10.8% |
| Hebron Estates | 2.9 mi | $693 | $290,200 | 36.3% |
| South Park View | 3.6 mi | — | — | — |
| Shepherdsville | 5.9 mi | $943 | $222,100 | 25.8% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Brooks, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 |
HUD income limits for Brooks, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,800 | $34,650 | $55,450 |
| 2 people | $23,800 | $39,600 | $63,400 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,550 | $71,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,500 | $79,200 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $53,500 | $85,550 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $61,400 | $98,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $65,350 | $104,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $99,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Brooks is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Brooks
What is the median household income in Brooks?
The median household income in Brooks is $66,056 (±$8,168) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Brooks, KY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $227,600 (±$45,176) for owner-occupied homes in Brooks (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Brooks?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Brooks, KY is $1,159 (±$188) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Brooks?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Brooks, KY is $1,580 (±$229) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Brooks?
Brooks, KY has an estimated 927 (±178) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Brooks?
32.9% of homes in Brooks, KY were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Brooks growing?
In Brooks, the number of residents went from 2,481 in 2015–2019 to 2,069 in 2020–2024 (−16.6%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Brooks?
The ZIP code that covers Brooks is 40109.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooks CDP, Kentucky
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Brooks CDP, Kentucky (place:09964, in state:21).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .