Brookfield

Population: 41,592
Median household income: $124,026
Median home value: $419,300

Brookfield, a community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, has 41,592 residents. At $124,026, its median household income sits above Waukesha County's $104,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookfield's population grew 8.4% from 38,358 to 41,592, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $318,800 to $419,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.7% of the population. 74.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,592
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $124,026
Median home value: $419,300
Median gross rent: $1,794
Housing units: 16,662
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,35841,592

Median household income

$108,198$124,026

Median home value

$318,800$419,300

Median gross rent

$1,526$1,794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,358	$108,198	$318,800	$1,526
2020	38,626	$107,380	$331,500	$1,495
2021	41,020	$110,616	$346,000	$1,595
2022	41,342	$121,837	$388,600	$1,699
2023	41,592	$124,026	$419,300	$1,794

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,138	5.1%
5 to 17	7,720	18.6%
18 to 24	2,544	6.1%
25 to 34	3,525	8.5%
35 to 44	5,522	13.3%
45 to 54	5,608	13.5%
55 to 64	4,913	11.8%
65 to 74	5,408	13.0%
75 and over	4,214	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,717	78.7%
Black or African American	274	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.1%
Asian	4,730	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	196	0.5%
Two or more races	1,870	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,751	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree34.8%

Graduate or professional degree28.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	588	2.0%
High school graduate	3,902	13.4%
Some college or associate's	6,364	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,171	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8,165	28.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,817	74.1%
Carpooled	914	4.6%
Public transit	13	0.1%
Walked	86	0.4%
Bicycle	102	0.5%
Worked from home	3,886	19.4%
Other means	183	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,852	30.1%
15 to 29 min	7,903	49.0%
30 to 44 min	2,492	15.5%
45 to 59 min	330	2.0%
60+ min	538	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 3.5% (1,421 of 41,122)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,484	70.9%
Nonfamily households	4,713	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,197	97.2%
Vacant	465	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,391	82.7%
Renter-occupied	2,806	17.3%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,601	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1,212	7.3%
2 to 4 units	286	1.7%
5 to 19 units	959	5.8%
20 or more units	1,538	9.2%
Mobile home & other	66	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5510025
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 43.0643, -88.1178