page_title: North Brookfield, Massachusetts
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: North Brookfield, Massachusetts / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo taken on July 4th, 2007 by Richard B. Johnson from his Grumman Cheetah.
context_page_description: North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,680 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 4,683 people, 1,811 households, and 1,235 families residing in the town.  The population density was 222.3 people per square mile (85.9/km²).  There were 1,902 housing units at an average density of 90.3 per square mile (34.9/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.65% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.
  There were 1,811 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $44,286, and the median income for a family was $51,750. Males had a median income of $37,647 versus $30,324 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,205.  About 4.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
caption: North Brookfield center
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