Brookfield, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,186 (All urban)

Brookfield, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,767 (7,542 occupied: 5,627 owner occupied, 1,915 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Housing density: 2545 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $863 (lower quartile is $720, upper quartile is $961)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $893

Median gross rent in Brookfield, IL in 2007: $944

Housing units in Brookfield with a mortgage: 3,439 (248 second mortgage, 495 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,657

Brookfield,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $253,826 (it was $154,300 in 2000)

Brookfield:	$253,826
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $200,378 - $309,980

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $259,512
Here: $259,512
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $197,256
Here: $197,256
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $360,820
Here: $360,820
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $421,420
Here: $421,420
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $428,833
Here: $428,833
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $275,000
Here: $275,000
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,753

In family households: 15,804 (3,733 male householders, 1,289 female householders)
4,100 spouses, 5,703 children (5,371 natural, 161 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 203 grandchildren, 144 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 257 other relatives, 229 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,949 (1,111 male householders (875 living alone)), 1,348 female householders (1,191 living alone)), 490 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 254 (169 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,048 2-persons, 1,246 3-persons, 1,017 4-persons, 507 5-persons, 135 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,066 1-person, 338 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

3,493 married couples with children.
758 single-parent households (166 men, 592 women).

85.8% of residents of Brookfield speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,755 (9.2%)
(49.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookfield, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 47 4 rooms: 432 5 rooms: 1,570 6 rooms: 1,646 7 rooms: 933 8 rooms: 550 9 or more rooms: 415

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookfield, Illinois:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 75 3 rooms: 317 4 rooms: 760 5 rooms: 478 6 rooms: 163 7 rooms: 74 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 34
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 69
1980 to 1989: 210
1970 to 1979: 871
1960 to 1969: 863
1950 to 1959: 1,814
1940 to 1949: 1,355
1939 or earlier: 2,523

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brookfield:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 87 2 bedrooms: 1,705 3 bedrooms: 2,827 4 bedrooms: 850 5 or more bedrooms: 130

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookfield:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 468 2 bedrooms: 1,073 3 bedrooms: 271 4 bedrooms: 76 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 321 1 vehicle: 1,829 2 vehicles: 2,545 3 vehicles: 659 4 vehicles: 170 5 or more vehicles: 103

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 269 1 vehicle: 1,049 2 vehicles: 488 3 vehicles: 72 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 20

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brookfield, IL:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 40
$125,000 to $149,999: 106
$150,000 to $174,999: 268
$175,000 to $199,999: 354
$200,000 to $249,999: 1805
$250,000 to $299,999: 1611
$300,000 to $399,999: 914
$400,000 to $499,999: 158
$500,000 to $749,999: 67
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Brookfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brookfield:

Less than $100: 13 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 49
$600 to $649: 93
$650 to $699: 169
$700 to $749: 126
$750 to $799: 153
$800 to $899: 339
$900 to $999: 355
$1,000 to $1,249: 303
$1,250 to $1,499: 78
$1,500 to $1,999: 25
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 39

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 370 1990 to 1994: 251 1985 to 1989: 141 1980 to 1984: 179 1975 to 1979: 152 1970 to 1974: 117 1970 to 1974: 139 1965 to 1969: 406

Brookfield, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.1%
Number of people working at home: 360 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 186
5 to 9 minutes: 867
10 to 14 minutes: 1236
15 to 19 minutes: 1258
20 to 24 minutes: 1134
25 to 29 minutes: 525
30 to 34 minutes: 1403
35 to 39 minutes: 291
40 to 44 minutes: 419
45 to 59 minutes: 988
60 to 89 minutes: 777
90 or more minutes: 114

Brookfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,371 (77%)
Carpooled: 682 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 74 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 66 (1%)
Railroad: 712 (7%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 38 (0%)
Walked: 217 (2%)
Other means: 24 (0%)
Worked at home: 360 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 234
$10,000 to $14,999: 267
$15,000 to $19,999: 358
$20,000 to $24,999: 382
$25,000 to $29,999: 458
$30,000 to $34,999: 412
$35,000 to $39,999: 416
$40,000 to $44,999: 528
$45,000 to $49,999: 464
$50,000 to $59,999: 681
$60,000 to $74,999: 996
$75,000 to $99,999: 1247
$100,000 to $124,999: 588
$125,000 to $149,999: 175
$150,000 to $199,999: 185
$200,000 or more: 90

First ancestries reported:

German: 2830

Irish: 2405

Polish: 2361

Italian: 2089

Other groups: 1847

Czech: 1163

English: 535

United States or American: 431

Lithuanian: 356

Czechoslovakian: 273

Scotch-Irish: 228

Dutch: 224

Norwegian: 195

Swedish: 187

French (except Basque): 170

Scottish: 163

Croatian: 153

Russian: 135

Greek: 128

Yugoslavian: 127

Slovak: 94

Arab:: 90

Ukrainian: 82

Austrian: 81

European: 59

Slovene: 58

Hungarian: 52

French Canadian: 49

Macedonian: 48

Albanian: 45

Lebanese: 39

Arab/Arabic: 37

Romanian: 26

Celtic: 26

British: 25

Northern European: 23

Portuguese: 21

Welsh: 21

Cypriot: 18

Australian: 17

Swiss: 16

Slavic: 15

Palestinian: 14

Israeli: 14

Estonian: 12

Canadian: 10

Danish: 7

Serbian: 7

Latvian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Subsaharan African:: 3

African: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (21%)
Poland (12%)
Other Eastern Europe (10%)
Italy (8%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)
Yugoslavia (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14665
Northeast: 442
Midwest: 1158
South: 666
West: 226

64% of Brookfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 159
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 143
11th grade: 91
12th grade, no diploma: 207
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,621
Less than 1 year of college: 426
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,130
Associate degree: 483
Bachelor's degree: 1,224
Master's degree: 284
Professional school degree: 123
Doctorate degree: 63

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 255
9th grade: 100
10th grade: 180
11th grade: 89
12th grade, no diploma: 156
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,244
Less than 1 year of college: 671
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,080
Associate degree: 544
Bachelor's degree: 1,178
Master's degree: 494
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 30

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 19.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $61,951
Black householders: $37,184
Asian householders: $88,261
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $96,321
Some other race householders: $70,417
Two or more races householders: $38,628
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,368

Brookfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brookfield household income for Black householders

Brookfield household income for Asian householders

Brookfield household income for Some other race householders

Brookfield household income for Two or more races householders

Brookfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brookfield marital status for males

Brookfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $246,540
Black or African American householders: $224,647
Asian householders: $253,239
Some other race householders: $277,092
Two or more races householders: $194,585
Hispanic or Latino householders: $271,211

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,343
One, attached: 326
Two: 522
3 or 4: 775
5 to 9: 537
10 to 19: 184
20 to 49: 43
50 or more: 32
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $332,619

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brookfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (99%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (9%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 352

Here:	16.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198

Here:	18.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 120

Here:	15.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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