Community Overview
Diversity
- 26.6% of Brookline's 57,000 residents were born outside of the United States. In Massachusetts, only two other towns, Lowell and Chelsea, have a greater proportion of foreign-born residents.
- 29% of Brookline's residents over the age of five speak a language other than English at home.
- Brookline High School's 1880 students represent 75 nations.
- Historically welcoming to immigrants, Brookline's public-school student population, of almost 7,000, includes 500 immigrants.
- 11% of Brookline's population is 65 and older.
Income
- 32% of Brookline's households have incomes exceeding $100,000
- 19.4% of Brookline's households have incomes under $25,000
- 4.5% of Brookline's families live below the federal poverty level.
- 12% of Brookline school children receive free and subsidized school lunches.
Housing
- 78% of Brookline's residents live in multi-family housing.
- 18.8% of Brookline homeowners spend more than 35% of their household income on housing costs.
- 33.4% of Brookline renters spend in excess of 35% on housing.
- 47% of Brookline's residents live in rentals.
Education
- 8% of Brookline residents 25 and older have stopped their education upon receipt of their high school diploma.
- 31.7 % of Brookline residents in the same age demographic hold a Bachelor's Degree
- 45.3% have professional or graduate degrees.
Quality Of Life
- Brookline has more than 2,500 businesses, most of which are small services or trades; many of which are home-based.
- Most of the population works in management and professional occupations.
- Brookline has more than 50 parks, playgrounds, playing fields and nature sanctuaries.
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