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53521

Brooklyn, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,640
Median household income
$108,036
People below poverty
3.6%
Median home value
$391,100

Income

The median income of households in 53521 was $108,036. An estimated 1.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 2.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 16.1
$100,000 to $149,999 22.5
$150,000 to $199,999 18.5
$200,000 or more 12.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70066
Female 61612

An estimated 86.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,344. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.1
Social Security 27.3
Retirement income 29.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.1

In 2020-2024, 4.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53521 in 2020-2024, 97.3% had health insurance coverage and 2.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86.8% and public coverage was 24.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1%.


In 2020-2024, 53521 had a total population of 3,640 - 1,683 (46.2%) females and 1,957 (53.8%) males. The median age was 42.3 years. An estimated 23.4% of the population was under 18 years, 28.4% was 19 to 44 years, 31.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53521 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 93 89
5 to 9 97 108
10 to 14 174 108
15 to 19 150 102
20 to 24 93 78
25 to 29 85 71
30 to 34 87 112
35 to 39 118 144
40 to 44 118 126
45 to 49 231 123
50 to 54 138 96
55 to 59 124 108
60 to 64 140 171
65 to 69 77 108
70 to 74 133 47
75 to 79 45 59
80 to 84 30 12
85 and over 24 21

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.8% were White; 1.3% were Black or African American; 8.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.8% of the people in 53521 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.4% of the people in 53521 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,393 households in 53521. The average household size was 2.61 people.

Married-couple households made up 68.1% of the households in 53521 while cohabiting couple households made up 7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 9.3% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 4.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18% of all households.

In 53521, 34.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 68.1
Cohabiting Couples 7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.8% of males and 68.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.9 21.1
Now married, except separated 60.8 68.3
Separated 0 0
Widowed 1 3.3
Divorced 9.3 7.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53521, 50 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 53521 were U.S. natives. 77.8% of the 53521 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 53521 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53521 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 53521.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 50
Asia 19.7
Europe 25.8
Africa 4.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53521 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 53521 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.6
Different house, same county 3.6
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53521 was 879 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 40 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 667. College or graduate school enrollment was 172.

Educational Attainment of People in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.4
High school diploma or equivalency 29.4
Some college, no degree 17.4
Associate's degree 14.4
Bachelor's degree 23.7
Graduate or professional degree 11.7

Disability

In 53521, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.7% of people under 18 years old, to 7.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53521, 70.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,512 74.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 335 16.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 186 9.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53521 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4
Construction 17.1
Manufacturing 9.3
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 8.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 5.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53521 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 925 45.4
Service occupations 241 11.8
Sales and office occupations 340 16.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 265 13
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 268 13.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.2% of 53521 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.9
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 17.3

In 2020-2024, 53521 had a total of 1,418 housing units. Of these housing units, 97.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 97.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.3
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53521 was 6.8 rooms, and of these housing units 81.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53521 had 1,393 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 25 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.3% while renters occupied 11.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.7 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.94.

1.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.8% and another 34.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53521:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53521 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.2
Electricity 11.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.5
All other fuels 3.8
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53521 was $391,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.2 % had a mortgage. 32.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,294 and for owners without a mortgage it was $859.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53521 was $1,201. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.