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Brookfield, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Brookfield is a Census CDP of 828 people across 1.15 square miles of land, in Worcester County. Median household income is $81,563, 85.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $478,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookfield
What Brookfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land719 plus or minus 228
- County holding the largest share of its areaWorcester 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
- Population828 plus or minus 263
- Median age40.9 plus or minus 10.1
- Population under 18176 plus or minus 104
- Share under 1821.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Population 65 and over199 plus or minus 99
- Share 65 and over24.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Households300 plus or minus 88
- Family households165 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
Income and work in Brookfield
- Median household income$81,563 plus or minus $72,473
- Per capita income$35,715 plus or minus $10,538
- Civilian labor force477 plus or minus 143
- Employed424 plus or minus 123
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate11.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over648 plus or minus 220
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
Housing in Brookfield
- Housing units326 plus or minus 97
- Occupied units300 plus or minus 88
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Owner occupied255 plus or minus 88
- Renter occupied45 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate85.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$370,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,237 plus or minus $516
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Single family units243 plus or minus 88
- Share single family74.5 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Units in buildings of two or more83 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more25.5 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute342 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes109 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more143 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.8 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
SBA loans in Brookfield (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$478,600
- Average approval$53,178
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval0.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$107,000
- Average approval$107,000
- Median approval$107,000
- Largest approval$107,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 communityTown of Brookfield
- NFIP community number250298
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/02/81
The Town of Brookfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250298 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.
Worcester County, not Brookfield
Worcester County context, not Brookfield figures
- Establishments in Worcester County19,181
- Covered employment, Worcester County351,476
- Average annual pay, Worcester County$71,641
- Housing units permitted, Worcester County2,506
Every figure in this section is published for Worcester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookfield.
All Worcester County figures →
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, Massachusetts?
828, in 300 households. Brookfield CDP covers 1.15 square miles of land, which is 719 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?
Worcester 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?
$81,563. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $370,400. Median gross rent is $1,237 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?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $478,600 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $107,000 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 2 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, town of, community 250298, 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 Worcester 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.