Editing Brookfield, Connecticut (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1159
|1850= 1359
|1860= 1224
|1870= 1193
|1880= 1152
|1890= 989
|1900= 1046
|1910= 1101
|1920= 896
|1930= 926
|1940= 1345
|1950= 1688
|1960= 3405
|1970= 9688
|1980= 12872
|1990= 14113
|2000= 15664
|2010= 16452
|2020= 17528
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
The 2020 US Census counted a total population of 17,528. The total number of households in Brookfield was recorded at 6,209 with an average of 2.73 persons per household.<ref>{{cite web|title=Households and Families: 2020 Census Summary|url=https://www.census.gov|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> The population density was recorded at {{convert|861.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|persons&nbsp;|persons}}.

According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]], the population of Brookfield was 86.4% [[White American|White]], 4.2% [[Asian American|Asian]], 3.1% [[African American|Black or African American]], and 0.2% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]. Individuals from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]] made up 4.5%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> In addition, [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latinos]] of any race made up 6.5% of Brookfield's population. About 28.5% of Brookfield residents were younger than age 18 as of 2020; higher than the U.S. average of 24%. 15.1% of Brookfield residents were born outside of the United States.

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 15,664 people, 5,572 households, and 4,368 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|791.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,781 housing units at an average density of {{convert|292.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the town was 95.29% White, 0.76% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.48% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 2.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,573 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males, slightly under the US average. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

In 2022, the median income for a household in the town was $132,950, and the median income for a family was $172,383. The per capita income for the town was $63,411. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.