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West Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
West Brookfield CDP is a Census CDP of 1,563 people across 1.26 square miles of land, in Worcester County. Median household income is $76,625, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $267,000.
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West Brookfield
What West Brookfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.26 sq mi
- Water area0.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,238 plus or minus 267
- 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.
West Brookfield
How many people live in West Brookfield
- Population1,563 plus or minus 337
- Median age59.9
- Population under 18166 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1810.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over661 plus or minus 178
- Share 65 and over42.3 percent
- Households627 plus or minus 162
- Family households366 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Brookfield
Income and work in West Brookfield
- Median household income$76,625 plus or minus $25,177
- Per capita income$43,700 plus or minus $8,754
- Civilian labor force666 plus or minus 221
- Employed614 plus or minus 213
- Unemployed52 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate7.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over1,376 plus or minus 348
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Brookfield
Housing in West Brookfield
- Housing units747 plus or minus 182
- Occupied units627 plus or minus 162
- Vacant units120 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Owner occupied383 plus or minus 135
- Renter occupied244 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate61.1 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$313,700 plus or minus $80,260
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,128 plus or minus $312
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units529 plus or minus 166
- Share single family70.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more218 plus or minus 94
- Share in buildings of two or more29.2 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Brookfield
How West Brookfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute512 plus or minus 200
- Commuting under 15 minutes56 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more404 plus or minus 206
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more78.9 percent plus or minus 26.0
- Drove alone85.4 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Brookfield
SBA loans in West Brookfield (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$267,000
- Average approval$133,500
- Median approval$242,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$242,000
- Largest approval$242,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval0.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Brookfield
SBA loans in West Brookfield (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,826,000
- Average approval$608,667
- Median approval$362,000
- Largest approval$1,246,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Worcester County, not West Brookfield
Worcester County context, not West Brookfield figures
These are Worcester County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Brookfield measurements.
- Establishments in Worcester County19,181
- Employment at those establishments, Worcester County319,255
- Covered employment, Worcester County351,476
- Average annual pay, Worcester County$71,641
- Average weekly wage, Worcester County$1,378
- Housing units permitted, Worcester County2,506
- Of those, single family, Worcester County964
- County product, 2024, Worcester County$60,947,229,000
- County product change over the prior year, Worcester County4.4 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Worcester County$87,853
Every figure in this section is published for Worcester County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Brookfield. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Brookfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Brookfield, Massachusetts?
1,563, in 627 households. West Brookfield CDP covers 1.26 square miles of land, which is 1,238 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West 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 West Brookfield?
$76,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $313,700. Median gross rent is $1,128 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Brookfield businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totalling $267,000, across 2 lenders, median approval $242,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.8 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Brookfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Brookfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Brookfield. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page West Brookfield figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 West Brookfield.
Is zoning published for West Brookfield?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.