North Brookfield is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,724 people and just one neighborhood, North Brookfield is the 260th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in North Brookfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
North Brookfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Brookfield is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Brookfield who work in management occupations (11.08%), office and administrative support (8.21%), and teaching (7.75%).
A relatively large number of people in North Brookfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, North Brookfield is worth considering.
One downside of living in North Brookfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In North Brookfield, the average commute to work is 36.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, North Brookfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, North Brookfield is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.49% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in North Brookfield in 2022 was $45,296, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,184 for a family of four. However, North Brookfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call North Brookfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Brookfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Brookfield include French, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in North Brookfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.7% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 8.0% have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in North Brookfield are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 29.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 39.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.9%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (9.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in North Brookfield, MA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (19.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.1%), and residents who report Italian roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.3%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (8.8%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (38.2% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (85.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.