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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Brookline Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Brookline Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

5,753

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
22.6%
18 - 24:
11.2%
25 - 34:
7.4%
35 - 54:
28.1%
55 - 64:
16.2%
Over 65 Years:
8.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.5%
5.5%
98.4%
98.4%
63.5%
63.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Brookline
USA
$57,069
$57,069
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Brookline
USA
$163,628
$163,628
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

0.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Education
Retail
Construction
Administration
Finance
Public Service
Other
Accommodation
Transportation
22.4%
22.4%
13.4%
13.4%
12.4%
12.4%
8.8%
8.8%
6.5%
6.5%
6.2%
6.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.7%
5.7%
4.2%
4.2%
4.0%
4.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
94.6%
94.6%
3.1%
3.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
French
French Canadian
Italian
Scottish
Polish
European
Norwegian
Swedish
Eastern European
Jamaican
Finnish
British
Hungarian
Portuguese
Canadian
Bulgarian
Russian
29.7%
29.7%
19.6%
19.6%
10.8%
10.8%
10.1%
10.1%
10.1%
10.1%
5.9%
5.9%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Greek
Slavic languages
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
Tagalog
West Germanic languages
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
95.8%
95.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Brookline Residents

2.9%