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Brookfield, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Brookfield is a Census city of 41,273 people across 27.35 square miles of land, in Waukesha County. Median household income is $129,548, 82.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 117 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $74.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookfield
What Brookfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area27.35 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,509
- County holding the largest share of its areaWaukesha 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
- Population41,273
- Median age43.8
- Population under 189,836
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over9,667
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent
- Households16,127
- Family households11,461
- Share of households that are families71.1 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$129,548
- Per capita income$68,298
- Civilian labor force20,665
- Employed20,144
- Unemployed521 plus or minus 147
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over29,203
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
Housing in Brookfield
- Housing units16,654
- Occupied units16,127
- Vacant units527 plus or minus 137
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Owner occupied13,354
- Renter occupied2,773
- Ownership rate82.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$443,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,886
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent
- Single family units13,912
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,733
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute15,694
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,594
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,233
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.6 percent
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home21.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookfield
SBA loans in Brookfield (7(a))
- Approvals117
- Gross approval$74,218,000
- Average approval$634,342
- Median approval$286,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,547,220
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,459
- Jobs per approval12.5
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full19
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.3 percent
- Share to franchises32.5 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS65
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 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)
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$34,339,000
- Average approval$817,595
- Median approval$616,000
- Largest approval$3,607,000
- Jobs supported371
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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 communityCity of Brookfield
- NFIP community number550478
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/23
The City of Brookfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550478 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.
Waukesha County, not Brookfield
Waukesha County context, not Brookfield figures
- Establishments in Waukesha County12,761
- Covered employment, Waukesha County247,891
- Average annual pay, Waukesha County$69,989
- Housing units permitted, Waukesha County1,917
Every figure in this section is published for Waukesha 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.
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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, Wisconsin?
41,273, in 16,127 households. Brookfield city covers 27.35 square miles of land, which is 1,509 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?
Waukesha 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?
$129,548. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $443,900. Median gross rent is $1,886 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?
117 7(a) approvals totaling $74.2 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $286,000, plus 42 504 approvals worth $34.3 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 23 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, city of, community 550478, 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 Waukesha 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.
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