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Moving to Brookfield, Missouri

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Population: 4,769. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,506 (-5.5% change)
Males: 2,169 (45.5%), Females: 2,600 (54.5%)

Linn County

Zip code: 64628

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $25,753
Median house value: $44,800

Population by Race

Races in Brookfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (23.8%), United States (14.9%), Irish (14.0%), English (11.0%), French (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%).

Elevation: 767 feet

Land area: 4.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brookfield

  • High school or higher: 77.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookfield city

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 50.4%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 16.4%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -158 (-3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Brookfield:

  • PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (130 EAST LOCKLING)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brookfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookfield:

  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 90 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 101 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brookfield:

  • NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONAL (about 6 miles; BROOKFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: MO8)
  • CHILLICOTHE MUNI (about 29 miles; CHILLICOTHE, MO; Abbreviation: CHT)
  • SLATER MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; SLATER, MO; Abbreviation: 9K5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookfield:

  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 84 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 91 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 91 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)

Schools

Public high schools in Brookfield:

  • BROOKFIELD HIGH (Students: 378; Location: 124 PERSHING RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BROOKFIELD AREA CAREER CTR. (Location: 122 PERSHING RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Brookfield:

  • BROOKFIELD ELEM. (Students: 604; Location: 128 PERSHING RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BROOKFIELD MIDDLE (Students: 275; Location: 126 PERSHING RD; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Brookfield:

  • BROOKFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $144,366; Location: 102 EAST BOSTON STREET; 29,313 books; 281 audio materials; 759 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)

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