Madison County > Brookfield (town)
Population trend for Brookfield
03,0001990: 2,2252,22519902000: 2,4032,40320002010: 2,5452,54520102020: 2,2472,24720202023: 2,3332,3332023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Brookfield is a town in Madison County, in the Central region.

Community anchors include Brookfield Central School District.

2023 Median income for Madison County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Madison County home price index (FHFA)
1983–2024: Home prices rose about 403%.

252 151 50 1983 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Brookfield
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Brookfield
Married-couple families: 453 (71.3%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 64 (10.1%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 118 (18.6%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 172 (84.3%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 32 (15.7%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Brookfield

Pct 5 and under 31% Pct 6 to 17 33% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 11%

The overall poverty rate in Brookfield is 20 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Brookfield lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,237 (95.9%) Different NY county: 62 (2.7%) 2,333 current residents Same house: 2,237 (95.9%) Same house Different NY county: 62 (2.7%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 19 (0.8%) Same county (different house) (under 1%) Different state: 15 (0.6%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Brookfield residents
39.7 40.2 43.3 39.3 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau