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Brookline MA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	57,107	542 (of 25,150) (98%)	17 (of 235) (93%)
Average Income	$66,711	1,665 (93%)	37 (84%)
Median House Value	$599,500	182 (99%)	1 (100%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.1%	18,814 (of 25,150) (25%)	211 (of 235) (10%)
% Black Population	2.7%	7,228 (71%)	45 (81%)
% Hispanic Population	3.5%	7,765 (69%)	43 (82%)
% Asian Population	12.8%	370 (99%)	5 (98%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,344 (31%)	142 (40%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	96.3%	919 (of 25,150) (96%)	22 (of 235) (91%)
% College Graduates	76.9%	80 (100%)	1 (100%)
% Never Married	42.4%	748 (97%)	12 (95%)
% Married	44.3%	22,661 (10%)	202 (14%)
% Seperated	1.3%	14,094 (44%)	136 (42%)
% Divorced	6.8%	20,017 (20%)	186 (21%)
% Foreign Born	26.6%	784 (97%)	5 (98%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	26,388	447 (of 25,150) (98%)	14 (of 235) (94%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	52.7%	2,504 (90%)	40 (83%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	12.4%	3,806 (85%)	52 (78%)
Average Rooms in House	4.5	23,534 (6%)	226 (4%)
% Households with No Car	20.4%	1,128 (96%)	13 (94%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	5.1%	24,341 (3%)	226 (4%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	16.7%	189 (99%)	2 (99%)
Median House Value	$599,500	182 (99%)	1 (100%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.6%	12,872 (49%)	171 (27%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	30.9%	314 (99%)	4 (98%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,262	335 (99%)	9 (96%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	69.7%	4,944 (of 25,150) (80%)	54 (of 235) (77%)
% Drive Alone to Work	45.3%	24,589 (2%)	228 (3%)
% Take Public Transportation	28.7%	38 (100%)	3 (99%)
% Walk to Work	9.6%	2,370 (91%)	18 (92%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	28.0	6,818 (73%)	86 (63%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.5%	14,265 (43%)	93 (60%)
% Households making over $200,000	10.6%	745 (97%)	18 (92%)
Median Household Income	$66,711	1,665 (93%)	37 (84%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.1%	18,664 (26%)	169 (28%)
Per Capita Income	$44,327	605 (98%)	13 (94%)
Male Worker Income	$56,861	1,251 (95%)	29 (88%)
Female Worker Income	$43,436	608 (98%)	20 (91%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	4.5%	17,380 (31%)	107 (54%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	9.3%	14,280 (43%)	66 (72%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Boston, Massachusetts	6 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
San Rafael, California	0.88
Goleta, California	0.86
Palo Alto, California	0.86
Redondo Beach, California	0.85
Mountain View city, California	0.85
Lake Forest, California	0.84
Castro Valley, California	0.84
Redwood City, California	0.84
Encinitas, California	0.84
Walnut Creek, California	0.84

Brookline MA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4,312	22
Russian People	5,338	27
Median Costs of Non-Mortgaged Houses	4,002	35
Percent of People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	28.7%	38
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	9,874	46

Brookline MA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 235)
Percent Japanese Population	2.3%	1
Percent of People with Graduate or Professional Degrees	45.3%	1
Percent of People who Got a Bachelors Degree or Higher	76.9%	1
Percent 20 or More Unit Housing Units	31.3%	1
Percent of Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	44.6%	1

Brookline MA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	17.3%	24,838
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	8.0%	24,812
Percent Family Households	47.8%	24,720
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	45.3%	24,589
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	2.1%	24,508

Brookline MA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 235)
Percent of People who had Some College but no Degree	8.1%	234
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	1.1%	233
Percent of People with Associate Degrees	3.2%	232
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	34.5%	232
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	8.0%	231

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Brookline MA	San Rafael, California
Total Population	56,063	57,107
Average Age	38.5	34.5
Average Income	$60,994	$66,711
Median House Value	$477,100	$599,500
% White Population	75.8%	81.1%
% Black Population	2.2%	2.7%
% Asian Population	5.6%	12.8%
% Hispanic Population	23.3%	3.5%

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