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Population (year 2000): 5,447. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,297 (+15.6% change)
Males: 2,585 (47.5%), Females: 2,862 (52.5%)
Curry County
Zip code:
97415
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $31,656 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,100 (year 2000)
Races in Brookings:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
- American Indian (4.8%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Two or more races (4.0%)
- Other race (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (18.5%), Irish (13.0%),
English (12.4%), United States (7.9%), French (4.2%), Scottish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 203 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brookings
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brookings city
- Never married: 12.3%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 16.1%
3.7% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.8% Latin
America, 0.8% North America, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,008 (+22.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brookings:
- SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CRESCENT
CITY, CA)
- CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GOLD BEACH,
OR)
- THREE RIVERS COMM HOSP AND HEALTH CTR (about 72
miles; GRANTS PASS, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brookings:
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 21 miles; CRESCENT CITY,
CA; ID: CEC)
- ARCATA (about 77 miles; ARCATA/EUREKA, CA; ID: ACV)
- NORTH BEND MUNI (about 94 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID:
OTH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookings:
- BROOKINGS (about 1 miles; BROOKINGS, OR; ID: BOK)
- GOLD BEACH MUNI (about 26 miles; GOLD BEACH, OR; ID:
4S1)
- WARD FIELD (about 27 miles; GASQUET, CA; ID: 0O9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brookings:
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; ARCATA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
- COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 88 miles; EUREKA, CA;
FT enrollment: 4,071)
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles;
ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 161 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 16,239)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 166 miles; REDDING, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,251)
Public high school in Brookings:
- BROOKINGS-HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 565;
Location: 625 PIONEER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brookings:
- KALMIOPSIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 753;
Location: 650 EASY ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 492;
Location: 505 PACIFIC AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Brookings:
- CAPE FERRELO SDA SCHOOL (Students: 10;
Location: 18881 CORNETT RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Brookings:
- CHETCO COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $542,440; Location: 405 ALDER ST.; 45,386 books;
2,436 audio materials; 1,699 video materials; 127 serial
subscriptions)
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