About Brooker

Brooker is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,745 people and just one neighborhood, Brooker is the 421st largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns , Brooker isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brooker are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brooker is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brooker who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.11%), healthcare (9.19%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.52%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Brooker work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

One downside of living in Brooker, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.95 minutes every day commuting to work.

Brooker is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Brooker isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.87% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Brooker doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Brooker Information and Demographics

The population of Brooker has a very low overall level of education: only 7.83% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Brooker in 2000 was $18,178, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,712 for a family of four.

Brooker is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brooker home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brooker is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brooker include German, English, Dutch, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Brooker is English. Some people also speak Spanish.