Population
2,570
+57.1% since 2010
Median home value
$119K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Jobs based here
51
A commuter town
What makes Brooklyn stand out The thing Brooklyn does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Brooklyn has grown 57.1% since 2010 1,598 people in 2010; 2,570 today.
What’s changed most in Brooklyn? 1,598 2010
2,511 2020
2,570 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
Homes in Brooklyn sell for about $335K The median sale price was $335,000 in May 2026.
$335K median sale price
Health
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns Brooklyn tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures.
C+ Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
Franciscan Health Mooresville
4.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
60th
percentile among IN towns
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Brooklyn Most working residents leave Brooklyn for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Center (12%), Mooresville (11%) and Plainfield (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
0% work in town
Where working residents work In Brooklyn 0%
Center 12%
Mooresville 11%
Plainfield 8%
Wayne 5%
18 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Brooklyn has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
26″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 23–39°
Spring 42–63°
Summer 63–83°
Fall 44–65°
Oct 26
typical first frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
61 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61 High risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Cold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2003
5
federal disasters paid out here
A commuter town 100% of working residents leave Brooklyn for work Where Brooklyn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
12% → Center Center 12%
11% → Mooresville Mooresville 11%
8% → Plainfield Plainfield 8%
5% → Wayne Wayne 5%
4% → Perry Perry 4%
4% → Pike Pike 4%
Brooklyn · 0% stay
51 jobs based in Brooklyn
0% of working residents work in town
18 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Brooklyn?
Census LEHD 2023
2006 · Brooklyn IN · Wikimedia Commons
Brooklyn’s story
Brooklyn in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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About Brooklyn Town in Indiana, United States
Brooklyn is a town in Clay and Brown townships, Morgan County, Indiana, United States, just south of Mooresville, Indiana The population was 2,615 at the 2025 United States census, up from 1,598 in 2010.
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Population 2,511
Area 0.7 sq mi
Elevation 663 ft
ZIP code 46111
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