Overview
4,161
Total Population
43.0
Median age
50.16%
Female population %
99.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
70.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
115
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Brookfield's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Brookfield is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Brookfield's population under 18 was 23.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Brookfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Brookfield, 18.39% were under the age of 15, 18.17% aged 15 to 29, 40.59% aged 30 to 64, 20.21% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 13 more females than males in Brookfield:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Brookfield, MO.
- The Brookfield, MO gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
- For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 227.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 168.
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Race / Ethnicity
Brookfield's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Brookfield population: 95.63% are White, 1.59% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are Asian, 0.41% are some other race and 1.54% are multiracial.
- Brookfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 115 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,046 (97.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Brookfield is White with a population of 3,979 (95.63% of the total population).
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Year by year
Brookfield's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,747 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Brookfield's population decreased by 210 (4.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Brookfield's population decreased by 441 (9.72%), 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 2022, Brookfield's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,080.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)