Brookline (Massachusetts, MA)

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Language Spoken At Home in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over55,639100%
English only38,90769.9%
Language other than English16,73230.1%
   Speak English less than very well5,1999.3%
   Spanish2,7915.0%
      Speak English less than very well6161.1%
   Other Indo-European languages5,97310.7%
      Speak English less than very well1,3862.5%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages6,67912.0%
      Speak English less than very well2,8945.2%
   Other languages1,2892.3%
      Speak English less than very well3030.5%

Ancestry in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population58,634100%
  American1,7092.9%
  Arab5460.9%
  Czech3690.6%
  Danish770.1%
  Dutch4810.8%
  English5,5319.4%
  French (except Basque)1,3852.4%
  French Canadian5931.0%
  German4,8268.2%
  Greek6051.0%
  Hungarian4680.8%
  Irish8,31914.2%
  Italian4,7228.1%
  Lithuanian7601.3%
  Norwegian4230.7%
  Polish3,1775.4%
  Portuguese2990.5%
  Russian5,1588.8%
  Scotch-Irish3090.5%
  Scottish1,0661.8%
  Slovak1680.3%
  Subsaharan African4910.8%
  Swedish7441.3%
  Swiss1670.3%
  Ukrainian5420.9%
  Welsh2380.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)2570.4%
Households By Type in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households25,194100%
  Family households (families)12,78150.7%
     With own children under 18 years6,10424.2%
     Married-couple family10,56541.9%
        With own children under 18 years5,02319.9%
     Male householder, no wife present, family5792.3%
        With own children under 18 years1860.7%
     Female householder, no husband present, family1,6376.5%
        With own children under 18 years8953.6%
  Nonfamily households12,41349.3%
     Householder living alone9,09436.1%
        65 years and over2,73110.8%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years6,33825.2%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over5,83323.2%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households56,940100%
  Householder25,19444.2%
  Spouse10,55618.5%
  Child12,92022.7%
  Other relatives1,4362.5%
  Nonrelatives6,83412.0%
     Unmarried partner1,1292.0%
Marital Status in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over21,324100%
  Never married8,51940.0%
  Now married, except separated11,40853.5%
  Separated1640.8%
  Widowed3551.7%
  Divorced8784.1%
 
  Females 15 years and over28,361100%
  Never married12,59644.4%
  Now married, except separated11,21039.5%
  Separated4641.6%
  Widowed1,9456.9%
  Divorced2,1467.6%
Fertility in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months647100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)294.5%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women20%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old350%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old00%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old400%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old380%
Grandparents in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years376100%
  Responsible for grandchildren215.6%
        Less than 1 year154.0%
        1 or 2 years00.0%
        3 or 4 years00.0%
        5 or more years61.6%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years21100%
  Who are female21100.0%
  Who are married1571.4%
School Enrollment in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school17,656100%
  Nursery school, preschool1,3197.5%
  Kindergarten7874.5%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,52325.6%
  High school (grades 9-12)2,29113.0%
  College or graduate school8,73649.5%
Educational Attainment in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over40,325100%
  Less than 9th grade7771.9%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma5941.5%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,8617.1%
  Some college, no degree2,7856.9%
  Associate's degree1,1022.7%
  Bachelor's degree11,63828.9%
  Graduate or professional degree20,56851.0%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher096.6%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher079.9%
Veteran Status in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over47,703100%
  Civilian veterans1,6153.4%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population58,212100%
  With a disability4,2497.3%
 
Under 18 years10,915100%
  With a disability2382.2%
 
18 to 64 years39,488100%
  With a disability1,7754.5%
 
65 years and over7,809100%
  With a disability2,23628.6%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over58,026100%
  Same house47,22781.4%
  Different house in the U.S.8,97615.5%
     Same county2,7374.7%
     Different county6,23910.8%
        Same state3,5136.1%
        Different state2,7264.7%
  Abroad1,8233.1%
Place Of Birth in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population58,634100%
  Native43,77974.7%
     Born in United States42,76172.9%
        State of residence21,54236.7%
        Different state21,21936.2%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)1,0181.7%
  Foreign born14,85525.3%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population14,855100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen7,09647.8%
  Not a U.S. citizen7,75952.2%
Year of Entry in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States15,873100%
  Native1,018100%
    Entered 2010 or later908.8%
    Entered before 201092891.2%
  Foreign born14,855100%
    Entered 2010 or later1,1557.8%
    Entered before 201013,70092.2%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea14,855100%
  Europe4,14227.9%
  Asia7,77052.3%
  Africa3622.4%
  Oceania420.3%
  Latin America1,82112.3%
  Northern America7184.8%