Brookfield, Vermont Population

Overview

1,383

Total Population

50.5

Median age

50.47%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

74.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

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 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookfield town's population under 18 was 17.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookfield town, 16.05% were under the age of 15, 10.99% aged 15 to 29, 46.20% aged 30 to 64, 23.28% aged 65 to 84, and 3.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 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 50.47% females and 49.53% males in Brookfield, Vermont.
The Brookfield, Vermont gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 104.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 98.

Brookfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookfield town population: 94.14% are White, 1.45% are Black or African American, 1.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.10% are some other race and 1.16% are multiracial.
Brookfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,379 (99.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookfield town is White with a population of 1,302 (94.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,339 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Brookfield town's population increased by 78 (6.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookfield town's population decreased by 42 (3.25%), 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 2000 at 1,213.