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Brooks

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Total population

2,069

Median home value

$227,600

3.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,056

Brooks$66k
National$74k
Weather73°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates38.07°, -85.72°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 17 at 3:21AM EDT until September 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Within Kentucky, United States, Brooks stands as a census-designated community. Brooks maps to 38.067°, -85.717° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. The population stands at approximately 2,069. Population density therefore averages about 227 per km², loosely populated. The census-designated community extends across about 9.1 km². Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,479 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
52.8
Median home value
$227,600
Housing units
927
Poverty rate
9.6%
Unemployment
2.2%

Race & ethnicity

White
97.9%
Black
1%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
38.0665
Longitude
-85.7165
Water area
0.02 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
73°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
95°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
91°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday Night
69°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Saturday
93°F
Sunny

Forecast for Brooks, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
21
Elementary
11
Middle
5
High
4
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • Bullitt Central High School
    High · Shepherdsville · 1,363 students · 17.9:1 ratio
  • North Bullitt High School
    High · Shepherdsville · 1,148 students · 19.8:1 ratio
  • Eastside Middle School
    Middle · Mount Washington · 683 students · 17.5:1 ratio
  • Pleasant Grove Elementary School
    Elementary · Mount Washington · 616 students · 19.9:1 ratio
  • MT. Washington Elementary
    Elementary · Mount Washington · 606 students · 18.9:1 ratio
  • Freedom Elementary School
    Elementary · Shepherdsville · 586 students · 18.3:1 ratio
  • Hebron Middle School
    Middle · Shepherdsville · 536 students · 19.1:1 ratio
  • Shepherdsville Elementary
    Elementary · Shepherdsville · 516 students · 15.6:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jude Deveraux
Jude Deveraux
American writer
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Charles Kurtsinger
American jockey (1906-1946)
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Shannon Tindle
American animator
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Wayne Edwards
American stock car racing driver
C
Cindy Gnadinger
American educator and academic administrator
L
Lena Meyler McKee
American artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.05
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,479

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
169
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Brooks

Genealogy of the Greenlee Families : In America, Scotland, Ireland and England
Genealogy of the Greenlee Families : In America, Scotland, Ireland and England
Ralph Stebbins Greenlee · 2018
Mary Brooks
2013
Brooks quadrangle, Kentucky
United States Geological Survey · 1999
Geologic map of the Brooks quadrangle, Bullitt and Jefferson Counties, Kentucky
United States Geological Survey
ADP in Kentucky State government
Brooks H. Talley · 1967
Genealogy of the Greenlee families
Genealogy of the Greenlee families
Ralph Stebbins Greenlee · 1908
The excursion
The excursion
Frances Brooke · 1777
Early Bible records of Kentucky families with connections to Casey County
Patricia Rowe Brooks · 1998

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library