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Brookfield is a village in Cook County, in the Chicago metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Brookfield. For links to other places called Brookfield, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Brookfield is 41.823N. The longitude is -87.851W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 623 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 18,933.
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$52,636National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Brookfield demographic reports
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18% of Brookfield residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Brookfield ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Brookfield was $24,307, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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26% of Brookfield residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Brookfield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $678. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,243.
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Libraries in Brookfield include Brookfield Free Public Library ... View libraries
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Newspapers in Brookfield include Desplaines Valley News
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Cook County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Brookfield political report.
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The average commute time for Brookfield workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Brookfield between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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