Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Brookfield town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,403 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,403 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8 0.3%
Male 1,199 49.9%     Mexican 3 0.1%
Female 1,204 50.1%     Puerto Rican 2 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 162 6.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3 0.1%
5 to 9 years 167 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,395 99.7%
10 to 14 years 234 9.7%     White alone 2,356 98.0%
15 to 19 years 196 8.2%        
20 to 24 years 126 5.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 314 13.1%       Total population 2,403 100.0%
35 to 44 years 375 15.6%   In households 2,403 100.0%
45 to 54 years 341 14.2%     Householder 877 36.5%
55 to 59 years 142 5.9%     Spouse 531 22.1%
60 to 64 years 89 3.7%     Child 799 33.3%
65 to 74 years 139 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 636 26.5%
75 to 84 years 90 3.7%     Other relatives 75 3.1%
85 years and over 28 1.2%       Under 18 years 27 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 121 5.0%
Median age (years) 35.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 62 2.6%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,714 71.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 853 35.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 861 35.8%        
21 years and over 1,607 66.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 314 13.1%       Total households 877 100.0%
65 years and over 257 10.7%   Family households (families) 659 75.1%
  Male 121 5.0%       With own children under 18 years 328 37.4%
  Female 136 5.7%     Married couple family 531 60.5%
            With own children under 18 years 251 28.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 79 9.0%
One race 2,391 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 46 5.2%
  White 2,362 98.3%   Nonfamily households 218 24.9%
  Black or African American 13 0.5%     Householder living alone 176 20.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 80 9.1%
  Asian 9 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 353 40.3%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 194 22.1%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 2 0.1%   Average household size 2.74 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.13 (X)
    Vietnamese 5 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,041 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 877 84.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 164 15.8%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 90 8.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 1 0.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.5% (X)
Two or more races 12 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,374 98.8%       Occupied housing units 877 100.0%
Black or African American 15 0.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 750 85.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 127 14.5%
Asian 11 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.76 (X)
Some other race 3 0.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.62 (X)
Date: May 22, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.