Brookings is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 6,493 people and four associated neighborhoods, Brookings is the 76th largest community in Oregon.

Also of interest is that Brookings has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Brookings is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.77 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of adults in Brookings who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.38% of the adults in Brookings have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brookings in 2022 was $41,413, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,652 for a family of four. However, Brookings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brookings is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brookings home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brookings residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Brookings also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brookings include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Brookings is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.