Brookfield town, VT

Orange County, VT

2022 population: 1,464 ( 172 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.9 square miles
Population density: 35.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,366	93.31%	8.8%
Black:	12	0.82%	500.0%
Indian:	22	1.50%	340.0%
Asian:	2	0.14%	33.3%
2+ races:	22	1.50%	22.2%
Hispanic:	17	1.16%	183.3%

Total non-White:	98	6.69%	172.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	110	10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	62	5.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,292
1,256	97.21%
2	0.15%
5	0.39%
3	0.23%
18	1.39%
6	0.46%
36	2.79%

2000
1,222
1,205	98.61%
2	0.16%
3	0.25%
0	0.00%
12	0.98%
0	0.00%
17	1.39%

1990
1,089
1,069	98.16%
2	0.18%
3	0.28%
5	0.46%
n/a
10	0.92%
20	1.84%

1980
959
947	98.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.63%
n/a
6	0.63%
12	1.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

51	4.2
19	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

136	12.5
-3	-0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

122	12.7
8	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Brookfield town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.4
249	17.0%
1,215	83.0%
412	28.1%

643
2.28

459	71.4%
369	80.4%
41	8.9%
184	28.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
277	21.4%
1,015	78.6%
174	13.5%

528
2.45

373	70.6%
306	82.0%
31	8.3%
155	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
312	25.5%
910	74.5%
132	10.8%

477
2.56

356	74.6%
310	87.1%
22	6.2%
121	25.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
335	30.8%
754	69.2%
98	9.0%

398
2.74

309	77.6%
245	79.3%
36	11.7%
89	22.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
336	35.0%
623	65.0%
100	10.4%

297
3.20

248	83.5%
218	87.9%
13	5.2%
49	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Brookfield town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	11.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	93	14.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	57	8.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	136	21.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	38	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	5.8%
$200,000 or more	83	12.9%

Median Household Income	87,563
Per Capita Income	55,768

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	37	5.8%
Public Assistance	4	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	65	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	643	79.6%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	643	79.6%
Not in Labor Force	165	20.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	233	150	60.8%
Non-Profit	39	102	27.7%
Self-Employed	140	65	68.3%

Local Government	22	42	34.4%
State Government	14	31	31.1%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	373	215	63.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	75	175	30.0%
Total	448	390	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	295	35.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	76	9.0%
Professional, Technical	175	20.8%
Service Occupations	97	11.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	29	3.4%
All others	198	23.5%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	136	16.2%
Educational services	105	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	104	12.4%
Retail trade	104	12.4%
Manufacturing	94	11.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	7.4%
Construction	60	7.1%
Public administration	51	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	31	3.7%
Information	17	2.0%
Wholesale trade	17	2.0%
Other services	15	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	14	1.7%
Finance and insurance	12	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	1.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	17	1.16%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	14	0.96%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,362	97.8%
German, other Germanic	13	0.9%
Other Indo-European	11	0.8%
Spanish	5	0.4%
Vietnamese	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	433	29.6%
German	189	12.9%
Irish	161	11.0%
French	125	8.5%
American	116	7.9%
French Canadian	93	6.4%
Italian	73	5.0%
Scottish	71	4.8%
Polish	65	4.4%
African	40	2.7%
Eastern European	37	2.5%
European	36	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	35	2.4%
Lithuanian	23	1.6%
British	22	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,464	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,450	99.0%
Foreign-born	14	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	1.3%	39	3.4%	378	33.4%	208	18.4%	241	21.3%	251	22.2%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	1.3%
9-12 Years	39	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	378	33.4%
Some College	208	18.4%
Bach. Degree	241	21.3%
Grad Degree	251	22.2%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	D +52	D + 0.3%
D +128
2020 vs. 2012	R +91	R +41	R + 11.2%
D +50
2020 vs. 2008	R +70	R +43	R + 9.3%
D +27

2016 vs. 2008	R -6	R +95	R + 9.7%
D -101
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	506	59.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	307	36.0%	39	4.6%	852	5	-11	0.23%
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	378	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	231	30.8%	140	18.7%	749	1	-15	0.24%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	456	66.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	216	31.3%	19	2.7%	691	0	-16	0.23%
2008	74%	Barack Obama (D)	479	65.2%	John McCain (R)	237	32.2%	19	2.6%	735	2	-13	0.23%
2004	77%	John Kerry (D)	399	54.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	317	43.5%	13	1.8%	729	5	-7	0.23%
2000	79%	George W. Bush (R)	341	47.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	326	45.3%	52	7.2%	719	7	0	0.24%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brookfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

506

59.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

307

36.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

852

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -11

2016 President, Brookfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

378

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

231

30.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Other

106

14.2%

TOTAL

749

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Brookfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

456

66.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

216

31.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

691

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -16

2008 President, Brookfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

479

65.2%

John McCain (R)

237

32.2%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

735

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Brookfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

317

43.5%

John Kerry (D)

399

54.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

729

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Brookfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

341

47.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

326

45.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

719

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brookfield town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	63%	Peter Welch (D)	474	63.5%	Gerald Malloy (R)	252	33.8%	20 [+]	2.7%	746	6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dawn Ellis (I) 5 (0.7%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 4 (0.5%); Stephen Duke (I) 4 (0.5%); Mark Coester (I) 3 (0.4%); Kerry Raheb (I) 2 (0.3%); Cris Ericson (I) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	62%	Phil Scott* (R)	544	73.7%	Brenda Siegel (D)	153	20.7%	41 [+]	5.6%	738	3	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Peter Duval (I) 16 (2.2%); Kevin Hoyt (I) 15 (2.0%); Bernard Peters (I) 7 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2020	G	71%	Phil Scott* (R)	604	71.6%	David Zuckerman (D)	203	24.1%	37 [+]	4.4%	844	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 37 (4.4%);
2018	S1	57%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	407	62.2%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	218	33.3%	29 [+]	4.4%	654	10	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 24 (3.7%); Brad Peacock (I) 3 (0.5%); Russell Beste (I) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	56%	Phil Scott* (R)	409	63.1%	Christine Hallquist (D)	207	31.9%	32 [+]	4.9%	648	8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 20 (3.1%); Charles Laramie (I) 10 (1.5%); Trevor Barlow (I) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	68%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	396	52.5%	Scott Milne (R)	324	42.9%	35 [+]	4.6%	755	10	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jerry Trudell (I) 17 (2.3%); Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 14 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%);
2016	G	67%	Phil Scott (R)	442	58.7%	Sue Minter (D)	287	38.1%	24 [+]	3.2%	753	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 23 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	44%	Scott Milne (R)	249	51.9%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	191	39.8%	40 [+]	8.3%	480	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 19 (4.0%); Emily Peyton (I) 6 (1.2%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 6 (1.2%); Bernard Peters (I) 3 (0.6%); Cris Ericson (I) 3 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	785
Median Value	$306,900

Occupied	643	81.9%
Vacant	142	18.1%

Owned	543	84.4%
Rented	100	15.6%
Median Rent	$1,083

Single-Family Units	690	87.9%
Detached	683	87.0%
Attached	7	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	75	9.6%

Brookfield town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brookfield town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Brookfield town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brookfield town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brookfield town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brookfield town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brookfield town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brookfield town, VT