Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brookfield spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.60 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Brookfield is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Brookfield with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.04% of adults in Brookfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brookfield in 2018 was $28,966, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,864 for a family of four. However, Brookfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Brookfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brookfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brookfield include Irish, German, English, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Brookfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
