Brooktrails is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. It shares ZIP code 95490 with Willits.95490 Zip Code Detailed Profile, City-Data.com, accessed 8 March 2013 The population was 3,632 at the 2020 census.

History After being extensively logged from the 1880s to the middle of the twentieth century,Greenbelt Stewardship Plan , Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013 Brooktrails Township was founded under a special provision in state law.Anderson, Bruce, Mendocino County Today: June 24, 2012, Anderson Valley Advertiser, 23 June 2012, accessed 08 March 2013, quote: "... the Brooktrails housing development outside of Willits where unsuspecting buyers were buying small, unbuilding lots in Brooktrails, not knowing that they had no water or sewer, and in some cases not even decent road access." It was marketed as a vacation mountain retreat for San Franciscans in the 1970s. It has approximately 6,600 parcels varying in size from to . The smaller parcels are mostly surrounded by the township-owned Brooktrails Redwood Park, a Anderson, Glenda, Mendocino County trees cut for marijuana garden, The Press Democrat, 2 June 2008, accessed 8 March 2013 forest green belt composed of tan oak, Douglas fir and redwood.Introduction , Greenbelt Stewardship Plan, Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013 Brooktrails has over 30 hiking trails and two lakes, Lake Emily and Lake Ada Rose, that store and direct water to its water treatment plant.Brooktrails Water System Facilities & Sewer System Information , Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013 There is also a small market and a deli. The Brooktrails Township Community Services District, governed by a five-member elected board of directors, provides water, sewer, and recreational services to the residents.BTCSD General Information , Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013

In 2012, Mendocino County paid the back assessments on hundreds of abandoned Brooktrails lots; however, they stopped paying water, sewer and fire assessments for those lots.

The entire community of Brooktrails was evacuated in September 2020 due to the threat of the Oak Fire.

Geography Brooktrails is in central Mendocino County, occupying hills to the west of Little Lake Valley. The fire department and golf course lie at an elevation of , but the community's western edge rises to nearly . It is north of Willits. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of , 99.36% of it land, and 0.64% of it water.

Demographics

Brooktrails first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Brooktrails had a population of 3,632, all of whom lived in households. The population density was . 51.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 48.7% lived in rural areas.

The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% aged 18 to 24, 28.8% aged 25 to 44, 22.1% aged 45 to 64, and 18.2% aged 65 or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males age 18 and over.

There were 1,370 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.2% were married-couple households, 12.0% were cohabiting couple households, 18.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.2% of all households were one-person households, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 911 families (66.5% of all households).

There were 1,458 housing units, of which 1,370 (94.0%) were occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. Of occupied units, 74.3% were owner-occupied and 25.7% were renter-occupied. The average housing unit density was .

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 2,780 76.5% Black or African American 38 1.0% American Indian and Alaska Native 143 3.9% Asian 32 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.2% Some other race 255 7.0% Two or more races 376 10.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 557 15.3%

Income and poverty In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $120,099, and the per capita income was $36,946. About 3.1% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line. Notable people Douglas Killmer, bass guitarist Steven Seagal, actor and martial artist

Politics In the state legislature, Brooktrails is in , and .

Federally, Brooktrails is in .

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