Brookfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 38,807 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Brookfield is the 16th largest community in Wisconsin.

Brookfield is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.95% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brookfield is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brookfield who work in management occupations (15.02%), sales jobs (14.32%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.81%).

Also of interest is that Brookfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Brookfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Brookfield is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Brookfield a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Brookfield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Brookfield's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

"If you live in Brookfield, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Brookfield residents do (98.6%). Brookfield is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

The city of Brookfield is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Brookfield Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Brookfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Brookfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 48.99% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Brookfield in 2000 was $37,292, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,168 for a family of four. However, Brookfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brookfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brookfield is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brookfield include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Brookfield is English. Some people also speak German.