What is the population of Brookline, Massachusetts?

The population of Brookline, Massachusetts is 60,437.

What is the median household income in Brookline, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Brookline, Massachusetts is $142,473, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Brookline, Massachusetts is $1,203,120, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Brookline, Massachusetts is 3.5%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Brookline	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	60,437	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8849.8	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.89%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	35.1	40.0	37.1
Households	27,179	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Brookline

Group	Share

Brookline has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Brookline	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$142,473	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.82%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Brookline	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$1,203,120	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,804	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	46.1%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM .

Metric	Brookline	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	28.5	25.7	22.5
Work from home	27.0%	16.7%	13.4%

Brookline has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Brookline	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.5%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.45	2.54

Brookline has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Brookline	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.5	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	6.6%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	7.6%	13.9%	19.0%