Brookfield

Population: 940
Median household income: $66,774
Median home value: $325,700

Located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Brookfield is a community with a population of 940. At $66,774, its median household income sits below Worcester County's $93,561.

From 2019 to 2023, Brookfield's population grew 36.2% from 690 to 940, while its median home value rose 54.4% from $211,000 to $325,700.

85.1% of workers drive to work alone. 63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 940
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,774
Median home value: $325,700
Median gross rent: $1,087
Housing units: 400
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

690940

Median household income

$64,063$66,774

Median home value

$211,000$325,700

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	690	$64,063	$211,000	$1,117
2020	716	$70,945	$214,400	$998
2021	779	$63,621	$227,000	$1,061
2022	948	$68,299	$291,700	$1,069
2023	940	$66,774	$325,700	$1,087

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 642.8%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	1.9%
5 to 17	160	17.0%
18 to 24	66	7.0%
25 to 34	167	17.8%
35 to 44	160	17.0%
45 to 54	139	14.8%
55 to 64	26	2.8%
65 to 74	150	16.0%
75 and over	54	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	778	82.8%
Black or African American	14	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	9.9%
Two or more races	7	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate50.7%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.1%
High school graduate	353	50.7%
Some college or associate's	245	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	50	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	423	85.1%
Carpooled	30	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	7.0%
Other means	9	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	18.2%
15 to 29 min	228	49.4%
30 to 44 min	67	14.5%
45 to 59 min	16	3.5%
60+ min	67	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 10.4% (98 of 940)

	Count	Share
Family households	166	44.4%
Nonfamily households	208	55.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	374	93.5%
Vacant	26	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	265	70.9%
Renter-occupied	109	29.1%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units35.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	253	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	143	35.8%
5 to 19 units	4	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2509070
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2150, -72.1027