Brookfield

Population & Demographics

Brookfield, WI

Brookfield is home to 41,273 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,714 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
41,273
people
Population

41,273 residents

Median age 43.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Brookfield population & demographics

Who lives in Brookfield — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
41,273
Median age
43.8yrs
Median household income
$129,548
Median home value
$443,900
Median gross rent
$1,886/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
64.3%
Poverty rate
3.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Brookfield

How Brookfield breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.5%
Asian11.2%
Two or more races4.8%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Black1.4%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Brookfield

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Brookfield.

Brookfield at a glance
Employed Residents
21,714
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Milwaukee
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Brookfield proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Brookfield commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

71
Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Brookfield

21,714 commutes, one dot at a time

Brookfield

Where 21,714 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Brookfield, by worker count.

1Milwaukee8.1 mi5,032
2Brookfield0.0 mi2,742
3Wauwatosa4.6 mi2,241
4Waukesha7.3 mi1,124
5Menomonee Falls6.3 mi972
6Pewaukee6.3 mi730
7West Allis6.2 mi692
8New Berlin5.5 mi667

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Brookfield.

1Milwaukee8.1 mi9,306
2Brookfield0.0 mi2,742
3Waukesha7.3 mi2,291
4West Allis6.2 mi1,627
5Wauwatosa4.6 mi1,604
6New Berlin5.5 mi1,425
7Menomonee Falls6.3 mi1,182
8Greenfield9.0 mi786

Top industries

The sectors that employ Brookfield’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services15.6%
FIFinance and Insurance13.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.3%
RTRetail Trade10.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.6%
WSWholesale Trade5.6%
MFManufacturing5.1%
INInformation4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Brookfield

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps59%
See all internet providers in Brookfield

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