Brookside, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

222%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brookside	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$58,381	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$74,798	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,892	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,021	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,770	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	15.8%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.6%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brookside is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Brookside is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brookside is 222% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Brookside is 3% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,860 $74,798 $149,596

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Brookside median earnings by income bracket

Brookside employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.4%	17.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.9%	10.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	21.7%	21.7%
Education, health & social services	17.4%	17.4%
Other	19.6%	19.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Penrose, CO	3,302	$123,110	51.4%
Lincoln Park, CO	3,645	$102,960	26.6%
Rockvale, CO	561	$80,156	1.4%
Cañon City, CO	16,810	$75,562	7.1%
Florence, CO	4,019	$73,939	9.1%
Brookside, CO	231	$74,798	8.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ladora, IA	231	$84,374	3.7%
Greenwald, MN	231	$90,513	11.3%
Zumbro Falls, MN	231	$103,570	27.3%
Anniston, MO	231	$42,512	47.7%
High Hill, MO	231	$75,071	7.7%
Brookside, CO	231	$74,798	8.0%

Source: The Brookside, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.