Brookfield, Connecticut Population

Overview

17,428

Total Population

45.8

Median age

51.04%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,125

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brookfield town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brookfield town is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookfield town's population under 18 was 22.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookfield town, 16.20% were under the age of 15, 18.45% aged 15 to 29, 45.96% aged 30 to 64, 16.90% aged 65 to 84, and 2.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 362 more females than males in Brookfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.04% females and 48.96% males in Brookfield, Connecticut.
The Brookfield, Connecticut gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 750.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 854.

Brookfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookfield town population: 86.44% are White, 3.10% are Black or African American, 4.18% are Asian, 0.16% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.61% are some other race and 4.52% are multiracial.
Brookfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,125 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,303 (93.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookfield town is White with a population of 15,064 (86.44% of the total population).

Brookfield town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 17,482 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Brookfield town's population increased by 733 (4.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookfield town's population increased by 1,003 (6.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Brookfield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,736.