Brookfield is a city of 19,331 people in Illinois. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Density works out to 6,309 people per square mile. That is roughly 32% ahead of the Illinois median. The poverty rate is 5.4%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,295, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brookfield
What changed most since 1990
White share96.1% → 70.0%(−26.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.7% → 20.7%(+18.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.3% → 42.3%(+23.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.3%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(169)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.2%(204)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 778 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brookfield, decade by decade
Brookfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,876
$89,359
$250,087
19.3%
9.6
2000
19,085
$95,885
$281,081
26.0%
25.4
2010
18,978
$96,187
$383,091
29.6%
44.7
2020
19,476
$102,891
$321,675
43.4%
62.5
2024
19,331
$110,295
$332,400
42.3%
57.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
