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Population (year 2000): 19,085. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,462 (-3.3% change)
Males: 9,078 (47.6%), Females: 10,007 (52.4%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60513
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $52,636 (year 2000)
Median house value: $151,600 (year 2000)
Races in Brookfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.1%), Irish (20.2%),
Polish (18.0%), Italian (12.9%), Czech (11.1%), English (5.3%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brookfield
- High school or higher: 87.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brookfield village
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 9.6%
9.2% Foreign born (5.3% Europe, 2.7% Latin
America, 1.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +271 (+1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brookfield:
- JOHN J MADDEN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 3 miles;
HINES, IL)
- LA GRANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LA
GRANGE, IL)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
MAYWOOD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brookfield:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 8 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 11 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 35 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookfield:
- MERRILL C MEIGS (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
CGX)
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 20 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 20 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
Amtrak stations near Brookfield:
- 2 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON
AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 4 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 15 miles: CHICAGO (225 S. CANAL ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brookfield:
- MORTON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; CICERO, IL; Full-time
enrollment: 2,085)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; FT
enrollment: 8,007)
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ELMHURST, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,188)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE
(about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE
(about 11 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,536)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-MALCOLM X COLLEGE (about 12
miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 6,407)
Public primary/middle schools in Brookfield:
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 525; Location:
4300 GROVE AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- S E GROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 494;
Location: 3524 MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
- CONGRESS PARK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 456;
Location: 9311 SHIELDS; Grades: PK - 06)
- HOLLYWOOD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 117;
Location: 3423 HOLLYWOOD AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Brookfield:
- ST BARBARA (Students: 260; Location: 8900
WINDEMERE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAULS' EVANGELICAL LUTH SCH (Students:
114; Location: PARK & GRANT AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 113;
Location: 9035 GRANT STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Brookfield:
- BROOKFIELD FREE P.L. (Operating income:
$640,664; Location: 3609 GRAND BOULEVARD; 76,340 books;
2,193 audio materials; 1,099 video materials; 187 serial
subscriptions)
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