Brooklyn

Population: 1,457
Median household income: $100,357
Median home value: $255,100

Brooklyn is a community in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to 1,457 residents. At $100,357, its median household income sits above Dane County's $88,108.

From 2019 to 2023, Brooklyn's population grew 16.1% from 1,255 to 1,457, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $176,200 to $255,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.7% of the population. 77.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,457
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $100,357
Median home value: $255,100
Median gross rent: $1,310
Housing units: 489
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2551,457

Median household income

$79,861$100,357

Median home value

$176,200$255,100

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,310

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,255	$79,861	$176,200	$1,212
2020	1,212	$89,423	$172,100	$1,292
2021	1,275	$89,514	$185,000	$1,236
2022	1,375	$97,500	$235,700	$1,300
2023	1,457	$100,357	$255,100	$1,310

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	5.7%
5 to 17	380	26.1%
18 to 24	120	8.2%
25 to 34	133	9.1%
35 to 44	270	18.5%
45 to 54	192	13.2%
55 to 64	141	9.7%
65 to 74	120	8.2%
75 and over	18	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,176	80.7%
Black or African American	41	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	153	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	6.2%
High school graduate	238	27.2%
Some college or associate's	283	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	228	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	71	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	594	77.5%
Carpooled	47	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	116	15.1%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	21.5%
15 to 29 min	265	40.8%
30 to 44 min	188	28.9%
45 to 59 min	28	4.3%
60+ min	29	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 6.0% (88 of 1,457)

	Count	Share
Family households	402	83.8%
Nonfamily households	78	16.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	480	98.2%
Vacant	9	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	83.8%
Renter-occupied	78	16.3%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached15.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	368	75.3%
1-unit, attached	74	15.1%
2 to 4 units	19	3.9%
5 to 19 units	28	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5510075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8496, -89.3764