Demographics of Brooklyn town, Connecticut

Brooklyn town, Connecticut had 8,748 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +357 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brooklyn town, in four figures

8,748
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,517 ±54.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +357 people.; 45.6 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,207 ±$15,043
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.

Brooklyn town, Connecticut's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brooklyn 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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The figures

Brooklyn town, Connecticut's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brooklyn 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	8,391	100.0	100.0
2021	8,427	100.4	100.2
2022	8,507	101.4	100.7
2023	8,627	102.8	101.6
2024	8,705	103.7	102.5
2025	8,748	104.3	103.1

Population of Brooklyn town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,391	—
2021	8,427	+36
2022	8,507	+80
2023	8,627	+120
2024	8,705	+78
2025	8,748	+43

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±2.5: for men 44.7 ±5.1 and for women 46.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brooklyn town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	244 ±100	2.9% ±1.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,511 ±377	17.7% ±4.4	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	529 ±179	6.2% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,904 ±302	22.4% ±3.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,832 ±402	33.3% ±4.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,497 ±250	17.6% ±2.9	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,207 ±$15,043, and income per person $45,933 ±$5,139, 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 Brooklyn town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	200 ±82	6.6% ±2.7	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	537 ±194	17.7% ±6.3	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	351 ±140	11.5% ±4.5	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	464 ±159	15.3% ±5.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	631 ±186	20.7% ±6.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	335 ±101	11.0% ±3.3	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	524 ±197	17.2% ±6.4	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 Brooklyn town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	188 ±83	2.3% ±1.0	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 43	0% to 2.5%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12 to 106	0.3% to 2.4%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	53 to 171	5.7% ±2.8	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 Brooklyn town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brooklyn town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	3,316 ±205	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±7.8	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% to 12.8%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.7% ±2.7	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.3% ±4.6	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$315,200 ±$28,467	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,125 ±$98	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±5	1967 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Brooklyn town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	373 ±141	4.4% ±1.7	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,058 ±337	82.9% ±3.9	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	74 ±25	0.9% ±0.3	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	149 to 557	1.7% to 6.5%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 279	0% to 3.3%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	523 ±187	6.1% ±2.2	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 Brooklyn town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	4,342 ±444	51.0% ±5.2	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,627 ±418	42.6% ±4.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40 to 172	0.5% to 2.0%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	442 ±158	5.2% ±1.9	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	342 ±132	4.0% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	40 to 160	0.5% to 1.9%	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%.

Brooklyn town among the places and towns of Connecticut

123rd 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 Brooklyn town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Haddam town	8,969 ±19
Riverside CDP	8,954 ±670
Redding town	8,780 ±26
Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County)	8,681 ±1,169
Haddam town	8,644 ±20
Brooklyn town	8,517 ±54
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park CDP	8,460 ±724
Woodstock town	8,319 ±21
Litchfield town	8,260 ±48
New Milford CDP	8,188 ±1,057
Southwood Acres CDP	8,115 ±716

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