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Brookline town, MA


Norfolk County, MA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 62,698   ( 3,966 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.8 square miles
Population density: 9275.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:41,607 66.36% 3.3%
Black:1,5072.40% 17.6%
Indian:170.03% 59.5%
Asian:11,50018.34% 25.4%
2+ races:3,7335.95% 148.5%
Hispanic:4,1276.58% 39.2%
Total non-White:21,09133.64% 34.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-1,433 -3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:5,399 11.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
58,732
43,04073.28%
1,8283.11%
420.07%
9,16915.61%
1,5022.56%
2,9645.05%
15,69226.72%

2000
57,061
44,53278.04%
1,2802.24%
580.10%
7,76813.61%
1,2422.18%
1,8943.32%
12,52921.96%

1990
54,718
46,62085.20%
1,5212.78%
220.04%
4,6418.48%
n/a
1,9143.50%
8,09814.80%

1980
55,062
49,94190.70%
1,1032.00%
160.03%
2,7565.01%
n/a
1,1332.06%
5,1219.30%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-1,492 -2.6
3,163 5.5
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-2,088 -3.8
4,431 8.1
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-3,321 -6.0
2,977 5.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Brookline town, MA
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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
NumberPercent
35.1
11,978 19.1%
50,720 80.9%
9,931 15.8%
26,919
2.28
13,244 49.2%
11,103 83.8%
798 6.0%
13,675 50.8%

2010
NumberPercent
34.0
10,408 17.7%
48,324 82.3%
7,494 12.8%
25,092
2.27
12,572 50.1%
10,327 82.1%
911 7.2%
12,520 49.9%

2000
NumberPercent
34.8
9,429 16.5%
47,632 83.5%
6,939 12.2%
25,544
2.18
12,358 48.4%
10,079 81.6%
965 7.8%
13,186 51.6%

1990
NumberPercent
35.0
8,534 15.6%
46,184 84.4%
8,565 15.7%
24,447
2.16
11,889 48.6%
9,418 79.2%
858 7.2%
12,558 51.4%

1980
NumberPercent
33.7
8,655 15.7%
46,407 84.3%
10,442 19.0%
23,729
2.23
12,234 51.6%
9,555 78.1%
980 8.0%
11,495 48.4%

2022 Housing Data for Brookline town, MA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units28,535 
Median Value$1,181,200 
Occupied26,91994.3%
Vacant1,6165.7%
Owned12,48046.4%
Rented14,43953.6%
Median Rent$2,702 
Single-Family Units6,61723.2%
    Detached5,10117.9%
    Attached1,5165.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units14,93452.3%
Mobile Homes110.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brookline town, MA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,2264.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1684.3%
$15,000 to $19,9993051.1%
$20,000 to $24,9992791.0%
$25,000 to $29,9994761.8%
$30,000 to $34,9994471.7%
$35,000 to $39,9994651.7%
$40,000 to $44,9995562.1%
$45,000 to $49,9994301.6%
$50,000 to $59,9999163.4%
$60,000 to $74,9991,4635.4%
$75,000 to $99,9992,86110.6%
$100,000 to $124,9992,1678.1%
$125,000 to $149,9992,0527.6%
$150,000 to $199,9993,09911.5%
$200,000 or more9,00933.5%
Median Household Income130,600 
Per Capita Income91,184 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5802.2%
Public Assistance6342.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,9377.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed30,44677.8%
Unemployed1,0822.8%
In Armed Forces240.1%
Total Labor Force31,55280.6%
Not in Labor Force7,57919.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,4788,89754.1%
Non-Profit3,8326,71736.3%
Self-Employed1,5441,66648.1%
Local Government56287039.2%
State Government37955840.4%
Federal Government26015962.1%
Total Private + Self12,02210,56353.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,0338,30437.7%
Total17,05518,86747.5%
Pct. Govt.7.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts8,26523.0%
Sales and Office Occupations3,61310.0%
Professional, Technical21,07358.6%
Service Occupations2,2766.3%
All others7392.1%
White Collar 91.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance8,68824.2%
Professional, scientific, technical7,46920.8%
Educational services6,62518.4%
Finance and insurance2,2596.3%
Retail trade2,1606.0%
Manufacturing1,6684.6%
Accommodation and food services1,1873.3%
Other services1,1723.3%
Information8992.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8472.4%
Public administration7452.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing5861.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4031.1%
Construction4021.1%
Wholesale trade3581.0%
Transportation and warehousing2660.7%
Management1070.3%
Utilities960.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction290.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brookline town, MA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5820.93%
Puerto Rican7591.21%
Cuban2980.48%
Dominican3250.52%
Total Central American1560.25%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan920.15%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian40.01%
Salvadoran600.10%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,3372.13%
Argentinean2110.34%
Bolivian360.06%
Chilean810.13%
Colombian5440.87%
Ecuadorian1050.17%
Paraguayan80.01%
Peruvian1070.17%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2210.35%
Other South American240.04%
Other Hispanic6701.07%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese5,1348.19%
Indian2,3773.79%
Korean1,2722.03%
Japanese9721.55%
Taiwanese2030.32%
Vietnamese1960.31%
Filipino1560.25%
Thai1320.21%
Mongolian720.11%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English39,88367.5%
Chinese4,1507.0%
Other Indo-European3,3095.6%
Spanish2,7744.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,2673.8%
Other1,8093.1%
Other Asian1,5392.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,0561.8%
Korean9091.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish6,42410.2%
German5,2818.4%
English4,4957.2%
Italian4,1686.6%
Russian3,3315.3%
Polish2,3533.8%
Eastern European1,7372.8%
American1,6552.6%
European1,5582.5%
French1,4202.3%
Scottish1,3862.2%
Israeli1,3012.1%
French Canadian7691.2%
Portuguese6961.1%
Swedish6621.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen52,43083.6%
Not a citizen10,26816.4%
Native44,35270.7%
Foreign-born18,34629.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brookline town, MA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
677 1.6%373 0.9%2,287 5.4%3,276 7.8%11,340 26.9%24,160 57.4%
  Average years of education: 16.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 677 1.6%
9-12 Years 373 0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,287 5.4%
Some College 3,276 7.8%
Bach. Degree 11,340 26.9%
Grad Degree 24,160 57.4%
Average years of education: 16.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brookline town, MA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +243 D +2,324 D + 0.5%
D +2,567
2020 vs. 2012 R -2,462 D +7,335 D + 19.4%
D +4,873
2020 vs. 2008 R -1,424 D +6,090 D + 13.1%
D +4,666
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,667 D +3,766 D + 12.6%
D +2,099
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 63% Joe Biden (D) 27,150 87.3% Donald Trump* (R) 3,418 11.0% 516 1.7% 31,084 -21 -36 0.86%
2016 60% Hillary Clinton (D) 24,583 83.7% Donald Trump (R) 3,175 10.8% 1,601 5.5% 29,359 -22 -35 0.88%
2012 59% Barack Obama* (D) 22,277 77.7% Mitt Romney (R) 5,880 20.5% 496 1.7% 28,653 -17 -27 0.90%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 22,484 80.7% John McCain (R) 4,842 17.4% 522 1.9% 27,848 -19 -28 0.90%
2004 56% John Kerry (D) 21,256 78.9% George W. Bush* (R) 5,269 19.6% 424 1.6% 26,949 -17 -31 0.93%
2000 55% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 19,384 74.3% George W. Bush (R) 4,350 16.7% 2,348 9.0% 26,082 -16 -31 0.96%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Brookline town
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 27,150 87.3%
Donald Trump* (R) 3,418 11.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 243 0.8%
Other 273 0.9%
TOTAL 31,084
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -36


2016 President, Brookline town
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 24,583 83.7%
Donald Trump (R) 3,175 10.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 731 2.5%
Other 870 3.0%
TOTAL 29,359
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -35


2012 President, Brookline town
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 22,277 77.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,880 20.5%
Other 496 1.7%
TOTAL 28,653
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -27


2008 President, Brookline town
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 22,484 80.7%
John McCain (R) 4,842 17.4%
Other 522 1.9%
TOTAL 27,848
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -28


2004 President, Brookline town
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,269 19.6%
John Kerry (D) 21,256 78.9%
Other 424 1.6%
TOTAL 26,949
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -31


2000 President, Brookline town
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,350 16.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 19,384 74.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,137 8.2%
Other 211 0.8%
TOTAL 26,082
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -31
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brookline town, MA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 G 44% Maura Healey (D) 18,699 86.3% Geoff Diehl (R) 2,678 12.4% 288 [+] 1.3% 21,665 -22 0.87%
2020 S2 62% Ed Markey* (D) 26,571 86.3% Kevin O'Connor (R) 4,118 13.4% 91 [+] 0.3% 30,780 -19 0.86%
2018 S1 51% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 21,086 84.0% Geoff Diehl (R) 3,316 13.2% 686 [+] 2.7% 25,088 -23 0.93%
2018 G 51% Jay Gonzalez (D) 13,497 54.0% Charlie Baker* (R) 11,489 45.9% 25 [+] 0.1% 25,011 -21 0.94%
2014 S2 37% Ed Markey* (D) 14,848 81.1% Brian Herr (R) 3,438 18.8% 12 [+] 0.1% 18,298 -19 0.88%
2014 G 38% Martha Coakley (D) 12,488 66.9% Charlie Baker (R) 5,567 29.8% 616 [+] 3.3% 18,671 -19 0.87%
*: 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