Demographics of Brookfield city, Wisconsin

Brookfield city, Wisconsin had 41,448 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −31 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brookfield city, in four figures

41,448
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 41,273 ±43.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −31 people.; 43.8 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $129,548 ±$5,805
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brookfield city, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brookfield city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Brookfield city, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brookfield city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,479	100.0	100.0
2021	41,357	99.7	100.2
2022	41,083	99.0	100.7
2023	41,106	99.1	101.6
2024	41,144	99.2	102.5
2025	41,448	99.9	103.1

Population of Brookfield city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	41,479	—
2021	41,357	−122
2022	41,083	−274
2023	41,106	+23
2024	41,144	+38
2025	41,448	+304

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±1.5: for men 44.4 ±1.6 and for women 43.3 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brookfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	2,021 ±305	4.9% ±0.7	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,815 ±516	18.9% ±1.3	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,234 ±292	5.4% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,132 ±608	22.1% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,404 ±541	25.2% ±1.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,667 ±840	23.4% ±2.0	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $129,548 ±$5,805, and income per person $68,298 ±$3,345, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brookfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	715 ±171	4.4% ±1.1	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,621 ±422	10.1% ±2.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,616 ±280	10.0% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,955 ±280	12.1% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,506 ±489	21.7% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,315 ±278	14.4% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,399 ±309	27.3% ±1.8	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brookfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,301 ±350	3.2% ±0.9	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	294 ±137	3.0% ±1.4	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	536 ±182	2.8% ±0.9	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	471 ±150	4.0% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brookfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brookfield city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	16,654 ±451	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±0.8	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% ±0.8	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.8% ±1.7	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.2% ±2.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$443,900 ±$8,095	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,886 ±$104	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brookfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,815 ±442	4.4% ±1.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,004 ±775	77.5% ±1.9	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	259 to 861	0.6% to 2.1%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,609 ±567	11.2% ±1.4	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 101	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	91 to 391	0.2% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,990 ±466	4.8% ±1.1	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brookfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	27,033 ±837	65.5% ±2.0	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,181 ±715	22.2% ±1.7	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	260 ±118	0.6% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,799 ±575	11.6% ±1.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,562 ±353	6.2% ±0.9	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,237 ±486	5.4% ±1.2	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Brookfield city among the places of Wisconsin

16th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Brookfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West Allis city	59,612 ±32
La Crosse city	51,356 ±92
Sheboygan city	49,645 ±92
Wauwatosa city	48,529 ±43
Fond du Lac city	44,494 ±31
Brookfield city	41,273 ±43
New Berlin city	40,270 ±55
Wausau city	39,996 ±84
Menomonee Falls village	39,539 ±32
Sun Prairie city	37,570 ±68
Greenfield city	37,345 ±88

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Reported crime in Brookfield city, Wisconsin

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026