a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91. The town population contained 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $41,422, and the median income for a family was $47,011. Males had a median income of $35,645 versus $22,891 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,291. About 4.0% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. Education The town has a lending library, the Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library. Frontier Elementary School is a K-6 school. The Jr-Sr High school is located in Chalmers, 2.4 miles (3.8 km) north of Brookston. Arts and culture Since 1978 the town has held an annual Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival, on the third Saturday in September. The festival features food and cakes, musical entertainment, contests, races, vendor booths and yard sales. Brookston is home to Jim Riley, whose agriculture market commentary was featured on the "Hoosier Ag Today" program through 2015. See also Meadow Lake Wind Farm References Towns in White County, Indiana