Demographics of Brookfield town, Connecticut

Brookfield town, Connecticut had 18,566 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,106 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 town, in four figures

18,566
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,706 ±50.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,106 people.; 44.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $148,360 ±$10,758
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brookfield town, Connecticut's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brookfield town, Connecticut'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Brookfield town, Connecticut's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brookfield town, Connecticut'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	17,460	100.0	100.0
2021	17,536	100.4	100.2
2022	17,601	100.8	100.7
2023	17,813	102.0	101.6
2024	18,187	104.2	102.5
2025	18,566	106.3	103.1

Population of Brookfield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,460	—
2021	17,536	+76
2022	17,601	+65
2023	17,813	+212
2024	18,187	+374
2025	18,566	+379

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±1.8: for men 44.9 ±3.0 and for women 43.7 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brookfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	683 ±250	3.9% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,341 ±460	18.9% ±2.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,136 ±300	6.4% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,881 ±479	21.9% ±2.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,339 ±528	30.2% ±3.0	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,326 ±494	18.8% ±2.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $148,360 ±$10,758, and income per person $71,355 ±$7,569, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brookfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	419 ±176	6.4% ±2.7	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	458 ±184	7.0% ±2.8	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	487 ±158	7.4% ±2.4	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	503 ±145	7.6% ±2.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,498 ±312	22.7% ±4.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,032 ±337	15.7% ±5.1	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,190 ±344	33.2% ±5.0	19.2% ±0.3	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	365 to 1,083	2.1% to 6.2%	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	74 to 300	2.0% to 7.5%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	199 to 683	2.2% to 7.6%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14 to 178	0.3% to 3.9%	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brookfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brookfield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	6,995 ±276	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±0.7	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±2.2	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.5% ±3.1	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.5% ±3.1	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$479,700 ±$23,585	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,892 ±$183	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1967 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,655 ±460	9.3% ±2.6	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,793 ±633	77.9% ±3.6	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	934 ±394	5.3% ±2.2	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	424 ±156	2.4% ±0.9	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.6%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 159	0% to 0.9%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	786 ±372	4.4% ±2.1	4.3% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	8,145 ±589	46.0% ±3.3	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,221 ±712	40.8% ±4.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	53 to 349	0.3% to 2.0%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,139 ±431	12.1% ±2.4	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,599 ±405	9.0% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	540 ±264	3.0% ±1.5	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

Brookfield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

71st of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Brookfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stonington town	18,478 ±24
Wallingford Center CDP	18,208 ±1,034
Willimantic CDP	18,096 ±642
Montville town	17,950 ±45
Killingly town	17,867 ±21
Brookfield town	17,706 ±50
Madison town	17,616 ±30
Plainville town	17,551 ±27
Seymour town	16,889 ±24
Ellington town	16,455 ±26
Wolcott town	16,279 ±44

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026