Community Overview: the many faces of brookline

• 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.

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.

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.

To learn more about Brookline please visit:
Brookline At a Glance
Demographic Information from Massachusetts
Town of Brookline
Brookline Public Schools