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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brooklyn is $21,581, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Brooklyn median household income is $38,625, which has grown by 20.84% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Brooklyn residents spend 27.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #314

Brooklyn, MI	21,581 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	27,604 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	38,750 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	19,167 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #396

Brooklyn, MI	38,625 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	49,178 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #141

Brooklyn, MI	20.84%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brooklyn, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.46%	$5,139, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.27%	$20,119, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.54%	$3,447, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.85%	$15,760, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	60,750 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	61,533 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brooklyn, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$38,875, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Two or More Races	$11,250, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brooklyn, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$17,083, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,000, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,625, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$35,875, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brooklyn, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	968, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	429, 44.32%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	223, 51.98%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	223, 51.98%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	211, 94.62%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 5.38%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	206, 48.02%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	539, 55.68%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	255, 47.31%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	255, 47.31%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	222, 87.06%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 12.94%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	284, 52.69%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brooklyn, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	430, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	365, 84.88%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34, 7.91%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	19, 4.42%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	2, 0.47%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10, 2.33%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brooklyn, MI	27.2 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brooklyn, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	433	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	211, 48.73%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	49, 23.22%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	23, 10.90%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39, 18.48%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 11.85%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	60, 28.44%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	222, 51.27%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	81, 36.49%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	41, 18.47%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	87, 39.19%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 5.86%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brooklyn, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	433, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2, 0.46%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	23, 5.31%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	69, 15.94%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 2.08%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	82, 18.94%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	31, 7.16%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.46%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24, 5.54%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23, 5.31%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87, 20.09%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38, 8.78%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 1.62%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	36, 8.31%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brooklyn, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	211	17.02%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	54	16.88%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.