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Brookfield, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Brookfield is a Census village of 19,331 people across 3.06 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $110,295, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookfield
What Brookfield is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.06 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,310
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
How many people live in Brookfield
- Population19,331
- Median age41.6
- Population under 184,704
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,895
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent
- Households7,683
- Family households5,280
- Share of households that are families68.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
Income and work in Brookfield
- Median household income$110,295
- Per capita income$51,076
- Civilian labor force10,356
- Employed10,016
- Unemployed340 plus or minus 193
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over13,497
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
Housing in Brookfield
- Housing units7,927
- Occupied units7,683
- Vacant units244 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied6,284
- Renter occupied1,399 plus or minus 296
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$332,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,414
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Single family units6,235
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,692
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
How Brookfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,107
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,292 plus or minus 345
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,390
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent
- Drove alone66.4 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport8.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home17.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
SBA loans in Brookfield (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$9,071,100
- Average approval$394,396
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$968,400
- Largest approval$1,825,000
- Jobs supported217
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.7 percent
- Share to franchises4.3 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookfield
SBA loans in Brookfield (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,289,000
- Average approval$457,800
- Median approval$294,000
- Largest approval$1,229,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookfield
Flood risk in Brookfield
- NFIP communityVillage of Brookfield
- NFIP community number170066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Brookfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170066 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Brookfield
Cook County context, not Brookfield figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookfield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brookfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookfield, Illinois?
19,331, in 7,683 households. Brookfield village covers 3.06 square miles of land, which is 6,310 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookfield in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brookfield?
$110,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $332,400. Median gross rent is $1,414 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brookfield businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $9.1 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brookfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brookfield. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brookfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brookfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brookfield, village of, community 170066, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brookfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brookfield.
Is zoning published for Brookfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.