Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Brookline
Brookline is one of the wealthiest and most highly educated communities in Massachusetts, a streetcar suburb of stately apartment blocks and leafy single-family streets pressed right against Boston. More than a quarter of residents were born outside the United States, and almost a third speak a language other than English at home. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 63,191
- Households: 27,210
- Persons per household: 2.3
- Foreign-born: 27.5%
- Under 18: 19.3%
- Age 65 and over: 15.4%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 67.7%
- Asian: 17.7%
- Two or more races: 9.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 6.0%
- Black or African American: 3.1%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 30.4%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $140,631
- Poverty rate: 9.8%
- Median home value: $1,233,100
- Median gross rent: $2,804
- Homeownership: 46.1% of units
- In the labor force: 73.1%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Brookline’s largest bloc is voters who choose no party at all, and Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans.
- Total registered: 41,548
- Unenrolled (no party): 22,663 (54.55%)
- Democrats: 17,126 (41.22%)
- Republicans: 1,504 (3.62%)
Sources
See how Brookline fits into the broader Commonwealth.