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Brookfield, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brookfield, WI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 41,111. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BROOKFIELD-WI · Brookfield, WI 2 ZIPs · 41,111 pop · #1826/25278 · Waukesha County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $125,245
  • RANK-TOP #1826/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Delafield
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 41,111
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 53045→53005
  • HOME-HIGH $436,750

Nearest income peer: Delafield, WI ( $650 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Brookfield

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brookfield on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brookfield, WI sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
41,111
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$125,245
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $125,245 and home value $436,750 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 63.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brookfield as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Delafield is the closest lower-income city and Butte Des Morts the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brookfield.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Brookfield differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Brookfield: $123,750 in ZIP 53045 to $126,739 in 53005. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

53045 to 53005

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

53005 to 53045

Poverty-rate spread
1.8 points

53005 to 53045

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 53045 skews compact Brookfield

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 53045 covers about 53% of Brookfield's 41,111 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Brookfield

Citywide ZBP: 2,366 establishments, 47,244 employees , annual payroll $3,475,499k (~58 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53005 (1,540 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (520) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Brookfield, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Waukesha County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Brookfield. See the Waukesha County roll-up →

No other city sharing Waukesha County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Brookfield. Waukesha, New Berlin and Menomonee Falls sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Waukesha marks the far end of that range at $94,668, 24% below Brookfield.

Side-by-side: Compare 53045 vs 53005 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53045 21,686 $123,750 826 582
53005 19,425 $126,739 1,540 510
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Brookfield roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brookfield, .