Brookline

Population: 62,822
Median household income: $140,631
Median home value: $1,233,100

Brookline, a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 62,822 residents. The median household income of $140,631 is above the Norfolk County median ($126,497).

From 2019 to 2023, Brookline's population grew 6.2% from 59,180 to 62,822, while its median home value rose 32.1% from $933,200 to $1,233,100.

Owners occupy 46.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,822
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $140,631
Median home value: $1,233,100
Median gross rent: $2,804
Housing units: 28,695
Homeownership rate: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 85.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,18062,822

Median household income

$117,326$140,631

Median home value

$933,200$1,233,100

Median gross rent

$2,268$2,804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,180	$117,326	$933,200	$2,268
2020	59,223	$113,642	$1,006,200	$2,305
2021	62,620	$122,356	$1,055,400	$2,452
2022	62,698	$130,600	$1,181,200	$2,702
2023	62,822	$140,631	$1,233,100	$2,804

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,349	5.3%
5 to 17	8,772	14.0%
18 to 24	7,839	12.5%
25 to 34	11,418	18.2%
35 to 44	8,319	13.2%
45 to 54	7,007	11.2%
55 to 64	6,444	10.3%
65 to 74	5,209	8.3%
75 and over	4,465	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,485	66.0%
Black or African American	1,848	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	11,067	17.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	354	0.6%
Two or more races	4,310	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,746	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate5.0%

Some college or associate's7.4%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree57.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,114	2.6%
High school graduate	2,138	5.0%
Some college or associate's	3,161	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	11,680	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24,769	57.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone28.1%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit20.1%

Walked15.2%

Bicycle4.8%

Worked from home27.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,166	28.1%
Carpooled	1,199	3.3%
Public transit	7,291	20.1%
Walked	5,512	15.2%
Bicycle	1,752	4.8%
Worked from home	9,763	27.0%
Other means	509	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,813	14.4%
15 to 29 min	9,709	36.7%
30 to 44 min	8,709	33.0%
45 to 59 min	2,656	10.0%
60+ min	1,542	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 9.8% (6,013 of 61,620)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,690	50.3%
Nonfamily households	13,520	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,210	94.8%
Vacant	1,485	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,550	46.1%
Renter-occupied	14,660	53.9%

1-unit, detached18.2%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units25.1%

5 to 19 units22.8%

20 or more units28.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,224	18.2%
1-unit, attached	1,441	5.0%
2 to 4 units	7,202	25.1%
5 to 19 units	6,544	22.8%
20 or more units	8,284	28.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2509210
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.3239, -71.1420