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Population in July 2008: 1,245. Population change since 2000: +35.9%
Males: 634  (51.0%)
Females: 611  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  33.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53521.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,567 (it was $48,056 in 2000)
Brooklyn:  $57,567
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,675
Brooklyn:  $25,675
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $167,721 (it was $105,300 in 2000)
Brooklyn:  $167,721
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $174,113; Detached houses: $173,498; Townhouses or other attached units: $158,022; In 2-unit structures: $143,030; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,422; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,691
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Races in Brooklyn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Brooklyn: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.3%), Irish (15.1%), Norwegian (14.7%), English (14.2%), United States (6.0%), French (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1905

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 1138 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brooklyn

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooklyn village

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

8 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.9%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Brooklyn, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brooklyn to the number of sex offenders is 208 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brooklyn:  2.1% ($2,161)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (15.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (111.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rutland, WI (1.9 miles ), Oregon, WI (2.2 miles ), Union, WI (2.2 miles ), Oregon, WI (2.2 miles ), Evansville, WI (2.5 miles ), Belleville, WI (2.9 miles ), Stoughton, WI (3.0 miles ), Porter, WI (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $110,800
  • 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $107,700
  • 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $136,000
  • 2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $95,900
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $156,200
  • 2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $157,400
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $178,100
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.85 N, Longitude: 89.37 W

Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +121 (+15.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Brooklyn-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 128% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.5 miles away from the Brooklyn village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the village center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Brooklyn-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Brooklyn center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brooklyn:
  • STOUGHTON HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; STOUGHTON, WI)
  • MERITER HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; MADISON, WI)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MADISON, WI)

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Airports located in Brooklyn:
Amtrak station near Brooklyn:
  • 16 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooklyn:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 16 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 16 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 33 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 58 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Brooklyn that have no violations reported:
  • BROOKLYN WATERWORKS (Address: PO BOX 189, Population served: 1070, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  74.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

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Brooklyn compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Brooklyn (2009 data):
  • Union Bank & Trust Company: Bank Of Brooklyn at 210 Commercial, branch established on 1900-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $131.5 mil, Deposits: $114.1 mil, headquarters in Evansville, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bancorp Of Evansville, Inc.
  • Middleton Community Bank: Brooklyn Branch at 229 Douglas Drive, branch established on 2008-03-03. Info updated 2008-01-31: Bank assets: $204.9 mil, Deposits: $168.7 mil, headquarters in Middleton, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Mcb Bankshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Brooklyn

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents25.9%25.5%21.6%14.4%2.6%
Congregations9.3%14.0%18.6%16.3%7.0%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodPresbyterian Church (USA)Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of AdherentsChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.6%1.1%0.9%4.1%
Congregations4.7%2.3%407.0%4.7%-383.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$5,371$32,2260$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 17$1,763
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$185
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 5$2,180
Police - Other 0$0 2$497
Streets and Highways 0$0 3$2,346
Sewerage 0$0 5$1,739
Water Supply 0$0 5$1,427
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$828
Totals for Government 2$5,371$32,22640$10,965



Brooklyn government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $131,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $32,000
    Sewerage: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $159,000
    Sewerage: $132,000
    Central Staff Services: $122,000
    Water Utilities: $112,000
    Fire Protection: $100,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $53,000
    Solid Waste Management: $48,000
    General - Other: $26,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $24,000
    Health Services - Other: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $372,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $334,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $334,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $256,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $78,000
    Water Utilities: $38,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000
    Special Assessments: $22,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $851,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $147,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $216,000
    Highways: $41,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $205,000
    NEC: $22,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $207,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,995 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.66%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  2.40% ($49,943 average AGI)
from Rock County, WI  0.82% ($36,750)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.47% ($30,250)


6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dane County, WI  1.83% ($35,864 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI  0.83% ($35,350)
to Lafayette County, WI  0.36% ($23,346)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brooklyn:
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooklyn:
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • W277AE (103.3 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY DBA WFEN)

TV broadcast stations around Brooklyn:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • PETER M CONNOLLY, 291 South First Street, Type: Tank, Structure height: 47.2 m, Overall height: 51.8 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
  • David Magnum, 1,300 Ft. Sw Of Intersection Old Stage Rd. And Shady Willow Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 152.1 m, Overall height: 152.1 m
    Registrant: 358 Pines Blvd., Lake Villa, IL 60046, Phone: (847) 245-7414, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 42.853167 Lon: -89.380194, Call Sign: KXT991
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.070 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/23/2001, Expiration Date: 03/01/2011
    Registrant: General Communications, 5157 Anton Dr, Madison, WI 53719, Phone: (608) 271-4848, Fax: (608) 274-2080

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brooklyn)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Brooklyn)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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