Moving to Brook Park, Ohio
Population: 21,218. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,059 (-5.5% change)
Males: 10,360 (48.8%), Females: 10,858 (51.2%)
Cuyahoga County
Zip code: 44142
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $46,333
Median house value: $112,400
Population by Race
Races in Brook Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (26.5%), Irish (18.5%), Polish (14.1%), Italian (13.2%), English (7.2%), Slovak (6.8%).
Elevation: 790 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brook Park
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brook Park city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 9.5%
4.3% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 1.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,625 (-7.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brook Park:
- SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER (about 4 miles; MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH)
- FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CLEVELAND, OH)
- PARMA COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PARMA, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brook Park:
- CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 2 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CLE)
- BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 13 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: BKL)
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: LPR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brook Park:
- COLUMBIA (about 11 miles; COLUMBIA STATION, OH; Abbreviation: 4G8)
- MEDINA MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; MEDINA, OH; Abbreviation: 1G5)
- ELYRIA (about 21 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: 1G1)
Amtrak stations near Brook Park:
- 12 miles: CLEVELAND (200 CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: ELYRIA (410 E. RIVER RD.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brook Park:
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
- CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,000)
- CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 13 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,927)
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,729)
- JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,861)
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 29 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
Public primary/middle schools in Brook Park:
- FORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,091; Location: 17001 HOLLAND RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BROOKPARK MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 826; Location: 16900 HOLLAND RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 558; Location: 14105 SNOW RD; Grades: PK – 05)