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Population (year 2000): 3,339. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,639 (+9.0% change)
Males: 1,654 (49.5%), Females: 1,685 (50.5%)
Hampden County
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $50,181 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,900 (year 2000)
Races in Brimfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (17.8%), Irish (17.4%),
English (15.7%), Italian (14.4%), Polish (10.7%), French
Canadian (10.2%).
Elevation: 668 feet
For population 25 years and over in Brimfield
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brimfield town
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.3% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Brimfield:
- WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PALMER, MA)
- MARY LANE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WARE, MA)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; STAFFORD
SPRINGS, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brimfield:
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 24 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- BARNES MUNI (about 35 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brimfield:
- METROPOLITAN (about 10 miles; PALMER, MA; ID: PMX)
- SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 12 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA;
ID: 3B0)
- TOUTANT (about 16 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brimfield:
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,285)
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 22 miles; STORRS,
CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
- SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SPRINGFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SOUTH HADLEY,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29
miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
Public primary/middle school in Brimfield:
- BRIMFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 365;
Location: 22 WALES RD/POB 427; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Brimfield:
- BRIMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$57,447; Location: MAIN STREET; 14,743 books; 748 audio
materials; 523 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)
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