Brooklyn

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,045
Median household income: $88,750
Median home value: $227,700

Brooklyn, a community in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,045 residents. Its median household income of $88,750 runs in line with the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region figure of $87,564.

From 2019 to 2023, Brooklyn's population grew 26.4% from 827 to 1,045, while its median home value fell 6.5% from $243,400 to $227,700.

44.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,045
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,750
Median home value: $227,700
Median gross rent: $1,480
Housing units: 263
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8271,045

Median household income

$49,766$88,750

Median home value

$243,400$227,700

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,480

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	827	$49,766	$243,400	—
2020	1,128	$61,386	$271,400	$1,305
2021	1,097	$65,110	$235,500	$1,305
2022	886	$71,543	$243,100	$1,563
2023	1,045	$88,750	$227,700	$1,480

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 171.4%

18 to 2425.6%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5419.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	1.5%
5 to 17	15	1.4%
18 to 24	267	25.6%
25 to 34	122	11.7%
35 to 44	106	10.1%
45 to 54	200	19.1%
55 to 64	127	12.2%
65 to 74	81	7.8%
75 and over	111	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	760	72.7%
Black or African American	67	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	14.6%
High school graduate	327	43.8%
Some college or associate's	192	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	73	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	46	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	381	86.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	13.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	29.7%
15 to 29 min	111	29.1%
30 to 44 min	157	41.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 6.3% (41 of 656)

	Count	Share
Family households	177	72.5%
Nonfamily households	67	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	244	92.8%
Vacant	19	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	154	63.1%
Renter-occupied	90	36.9%

1-unit, detached44.1%

1-unit, attached28.5%

2 to 4 units23.2%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	116	44.1%
1-unit, attached	75	28.5%
2 to 4 units	61	23.2%
5 to 19 units	11	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0909120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7897, -71.9548