Brookline, Massachusetts Population

Overview

62,620

Total Population

35.3

Median age

54.07%

Female population %

85:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

48.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,153

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Brookline town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brookline town is 35.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookline town's population under 18 was 19.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookline town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookline town, 16.49% were under the age of 15, 25.78% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 14.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,094 more females than males in Brookline town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.07% females and 45.93% males in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The Brookline, Massachusetts gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 3,064.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,609.

Brookline town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookline town population: 70.07% are White, 2.50% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 17.81% are Asian, 1.15% are some other race and 8.18% are multiracial.
Brookline town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4,153 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 58,467 (93.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookline town is White with a population of 43,875 (70.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 63,069 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Brookline town's population increased by 1,704 (2.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookline town's population increased by 4,329 (7.37%), 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, Brookline town's population was lowest in year 2006 at 56,167.