Brookfield Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

6,423

Total Population

53.2

Median age

53.01%

Female population %

88.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

74.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

136

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 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookfield town's population under 18 was 14.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookfield town, 11.43% were under the age of 15, 14.96% aged 15 to 29, 42.43% aged 30 to 64, 23.73% aged 65 to 84, and 7.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 387 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 53.01% females and 46.99% males in Brookfield Town, Wisconsin.
The Brookfield Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 88.6:100 i.e. 88.6 men to 100 women (0.886).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 270.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 405.

Brookfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookfield town population: 86.78% are White, 3.14% are Black or African American, 8.10% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 1.96% are multiracial.
Brookfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 136 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,287 (97.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookfield town is White with a population of 5,574 (86.78% of the total population).

Brookfield town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,523 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Brookfield town's population decreased by 320 (4.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookfield town's population increased by 367 (6.00%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2016 at 6,097.