Brookfield

Population: 4,128
Median household income: $55,543
Median home value: $86,500

Brookfield, a community in Linn County, Missouri, has 4,128 residents. At $55,543, its median household income sits below Linn County's $61,975.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookfield's population declined 6.2% from 4,403 to 4,128, while its median home value rose 10.3% from $78,400 to $86,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.0% of the population. 86.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,128
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,543
Median home value: $86,500
Median gross rent: $673
Housing units: 2,182
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4034,128

Median household income

$35,566$55,543

Median home value

$78,400$86,500

Median gross rent

$567$673

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,403	$35,566	$78,400	$567
2020	4,265	$42,109	$77,400	$576
2021	4,161	$47,692	$73,300	$644
2022	4,142	$53,653	$84,500	$682
2023	4,128	$55,543	$86,500	$673

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	218	5.3%
5 to 17	745	18.0%
18 to 24	284	6.9%
25 to 34	552	13.4%
35 to 44	429	10.4%
45 to 54	477	11.6%
55 to 64	511	12.4%
65 to 74	483	11.7%
75 and over	429	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,758	91.0%
Black or African American	41	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	42	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	115	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate49.0%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	404	14.0%
High school graduate	1,413	49.0%
Some college or associate's	636	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	265	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	163	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,676	86.6%
Carpooled	112	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	65	3.4%
Bicycle	18	0.9%
Worked from home	61	3.2%
Other means	4	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,290	68.8%
15 to 29 min	192	10.2%
30 to 44 min	313	16.7%
45 to 59 min	13	0.7%
60+ min	67	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 19.9% (790 of 3,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	975	55.5%
Nonfamily households	781	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,756	80.5%
Vacant	426	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,204	68.6%
Renter-occupied	552	31.4%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,898	87.0%
1-unit, attached	17	0.8%
2 to 4 units	117	5.4%
5 to 19 units	101	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2908650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.7853, -93.0780