It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Brooklyn has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Brooklyn has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Brooklyn than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Brooklyn may be for you.
One downside of living in Brooklyn, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.19 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small village, Brooklyn doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Brooklyn are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.08% of adults in Brooklyn having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brooklyn in 2022 was $31,033, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,132 for a family of four. However, Brooklyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Brooklyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brooklyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brooklyn include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Brooklyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
