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Language Spoken At Home in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 55,639 | 100% |
English only | 38,907 | 69.9% |
Language other than English | 16,732 | 30.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,199 | 9.3% |
Spanish | 2,791 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 616 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,973 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,386 | 2.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,679 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,894 | 5.2% |
Other languages | 1,289 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 303 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,634 | 100% |
American | 1,709 | 2.9% |
Arab | 546 | 0.9% |
Czech | 369 | 0.6% |
Danish | 77 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 481 | 0.8% |
English | 5,531 | 9.4% |
French (except Basque) | 1,385 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 593 | 1.0% |
German | 4,826 | 8.2% |
Greek | 605 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 468 | 0.8% |
Irish | 8,319 | 14.2% |
Italian | 4,722 | 8.1% |
Lithuanian | 760 | 1.3% |
Norwegian | 423 | 0.7% |
Polish | 3,177 | 5.4% |
Portuguese | 299 | 0.5% |
Russian | 5,158 | 8.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 309 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 1,066 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 168 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 491 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 744 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 167 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 542 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 238 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 257 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 25,194 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,781 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,104 | 24.2% |
Married-couple family | 10,565 | 41.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,023 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 579 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 186 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,637 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 895 | 3.6% |
Nonfamily households | 12,413 | 49.3% |
Householder living alone | 9,094 | 36.1% |
65 years and over | 2,731 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,338 | 25.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,833 | 23.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 56,940 | 100% |
Householder | 25,194 | 44.2% |
Spouse | 10,556 | 18.5% |
Child | 12,920 | 22.7% |
Other relatives | 1,436 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 6,834 | 12.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,129 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,324 | 100% |
Never married | 8,519 | 40.0% |
Now married, except separated | 11,408 | 53.5% |
Separated | 164 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 355 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 878 | 4.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,361 | 100% |
Never married | 12,596 | 44.4% |
Now married, except separated | 11,210 | 39.5% |
Separated | 464 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,945 | 6.9% |
Divorced | 2,146 | 7.6% |
Fertility in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 647 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 29 | 4.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 376 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 21 | 5.6% |
Less than 1 year | 15 | 4.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 6 | 1.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 21 | 100% |
Who are female | 21 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 15 | 71.4% |
School Enrollment in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,656 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,319 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten | 787 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,523 | 25.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,291 | 13.0% |
College or graduate school | 8,736 | 49.5% |
Educational Attainment in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 40,325 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 777 | 1.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 594 | 1.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,861 | 7.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,785 | 6.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,102 | 2.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,638 | 28.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 20,568 | 51.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 96.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 79.9% |
Veteran Status in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 47,703 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,615 | 3.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,212 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,249 | 7.3% |
Under 18 years | 10,915 | 100% |
With a disability | 238 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 39,488 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,775 | 4.5% |
65 years and over | 7,809 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,236 | 28.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 58,026 | 100% |
Same house | 47,227 | 81.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,976 | 15.5% |
Same county | 2,737 | 4.7% |
Different county | 6,239 | 10.8% |
Same state | 3,513 | 6.1% |
Different state | 2,726 | 4.7% |
Abroad | 1,823 | 3.1% |
Place Of Birth in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,634 | 100% |
Native | 43,779 | 74.7% |
Born in United States | 42,761 | 72.9% |
State of residence | 21,542 | 36.7% |
Different state | 21,219 | 36.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,018 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 14,855 | 25.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 14,855 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,096 | 47.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,759 | 52.2% |
Year of Entry in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,873 | 100% |
Native | 1,018 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 90 | 8.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 928 | 91.2% |
Foreign born | 14,855 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,155 | 7.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,700 | 92.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Brookline
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 14,855 | 100% |
Europe | 4,142 | 27.9% |
Asia | 7,770 | 52.3% |
Africa | 362 | 2.4% |
Oceania | 42 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,821 | 12.3% |
Northern America | 718 | 4.8% |