Brookfield

Population: 19,235
Median household income: $108,429
Median home value: $314,000

Brookfield, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 19,235 residents. The median household income of $108,429 is above the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookfield's population grew 2.7% from 18,735 to 19,235, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $245,200 to $314,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,235
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $108,429
Median home value: $314,000
Median gross rent: $1,328
Housing units: 8,010
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,73519,235

Median household income

$82,435$108,429

Median home value

$245,200$314,000

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,328

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,735	$82,435	$245,200	$1,029
2020	18,520	$84,891	$265,400	$1,058
2021	19,517	$90,083	$276,200	$1,083
2022	19,349	$98,867	$298,600	$1,199
2023	19,235	$108,429	$314,000	$1,328

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,075	5.6%
5 to 17	3,562	18.5%
18 to 24	1,008	5.2%
25 to 34	1,895	9.9%
35 to 44	3,187	16.6%
45 to 54	3,020	15.7%
55 to 64	2,843	14.8%
65 to 74	1,585	8.2%
75 and over	1,060	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,441	69.9%
Black or African American	984	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	183	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	689	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,925	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	837	6.2%
High school graduate	3,106	22.9%
Some college or associate's	3,963	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,521	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,163	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit9.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,687	67.0%
Carpooled	408	4.1%
Public transit	937	9.4%
Walked	220	2.2%
Bicycle	37	0.4%
Worked from home	1,588	15.9%
Other means	101	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,228	14.6%
15 to 29 min	2,597	31.0%
30 to 44 min	2,306	27.5%
45 to 59 min	1,128	13.4%
60+ min	1,131	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 5.0% (959 of 19,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,223	68.3%
Nonfamily households	2,425	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,648	95.5%
Vacant	362	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,078	79.5%
Renter-occupied	1,570	20.5%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,951	74.3%
1-unit, attached	237	3.0%
2 to 4 units	959	12.0%
5 to 19 units	755	9.4%
20 or more units	92	1.1%
Mobile home & other	16	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1708576
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.8251, -87.8475

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