Brooker

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Brooker
Bradford County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Brooker Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Bradford County
Coordinates : 29 ° 53 ′  N , 82 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 53 ′  N , 82 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 338 (as of 2010)
Population density : 241.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 39 m
Postal code : 32622
Area code : +1 352
FIPS : 12-08725
GNIS ID : 0279434
Website : townofbrooker.com
Mayor : Cecil E. Melvin

Brooker is a city in Bradford County in the US state of Florida with 338 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Brooker is about 20 km west of Starke and about 100 km southwest of Jacksonville .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 338 inhabitants were distributed over 154 households. The population density was 241.4 inh / km². 92.9% of the population identified themselves as white , 5.3% as African American and 0.3% as Asian Americans . 1.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group. 2.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 30.4% of all households lived in 23.2% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 76.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.45 people and the average family size was 2.76 people.

20.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 24.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 50.6% of the population were male and 49.4% were female.

The median annual income was $ 41,875, with 9.0% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 100% of the population.

traffic

Brooker is crossed by Florida State Roads 18 , 231, and 235 . The nearest airport is Gainesville Regional Airport (around 25 km south).

Individual evidence

  1. http://townofbrooker.com/Town_Council.html
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved July 13, 2013.