Latest news about poverty in Brookfield, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
2.8% of Brookfield, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 248.6% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. Taking into account residents not living in families, 8.6% of high school graduates and 16.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.6% among disabled males and 5.5% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 28.5%. For comparison, it was 10.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brookfield, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brookfield:
2.8%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brookfield:
1.3%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Brookfield:
3.6%
Connecticut:
10.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 12.4% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Brookfield:
20.9%
Connecticut:
29.0%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Brookfield:
5.5%
Connecticut:
14.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 11.3% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Brookfield:
28.2%
Connecticut:
30.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
28.5%
Residents above poverty level:
10.5%
Poverty by age in Brookfield, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brookfield,CT (percentage below poverty level)
1.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.0%6 to 11 years
6.6%12 to 14 years
3.2%15 years
3.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.4%25 to 34 years
3.6%35 to 44 years
0.5%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brookfield,CT (percentage below poverty level)
4.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
5.1%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
1.1%18 to 24 years
1.1%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brookfield,CT (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.1%6 to 11 years
2.5%12 to 14 years
3.9%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.7%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
0.7%65 to 74 years
1.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brookfield, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookfield, CT (%)
3.2%White
7.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
21.5%Other race
0.0%2+ races
4.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookfield, CT (absolute numbers)
442White
18Black
0American Indian
0Asian
31Other race
02+ races
46Hispanic
2.7%Below poverty level
97.3%Above poverty level
8.8%Below poverty level
91.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brookfield, CT
Children below poverty level:
Brookfield, Connecticut:
3.5%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Brookfield:
8.6%
Connecticut:
12.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Brookfield:
16.7%
Connecticut:
32.9%
47.4%Married-couple family
12.8%Male, no wife present
39.7%Female, no husband present
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
28.6%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
12.2%1960 to 1969
25.5%1950 to 1959
13.3%1940 to 1949
20.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
18.7%1980 to 1989
22.7%1970 to 1979
24.8%1960 to 1969
12.0%1950 to 1959
4.1%1940 to 1949
6.4%1939 or earlier
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