Brookfield, Massachusetts Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,051. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,070 (+0.6% change)
 
Males: 1,499   (49.1%)
Females: 1,552   (50.9%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:   38.9 years
Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years

Zip codes: 01506 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,900 (it was $45,655 in 2000)
Brookfield   $52,900
Massachusetts:   $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $255,800 (it was $130,800 in 2000)
Brookfield   $255,800
Massachusetts:   $361,500

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Brookfield, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Brookfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)


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Ancestries: French (23.4%), English (17.2%), Irish (16.8%), French Canadian (14.4%), Polish (8.4%), Italian (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1718

Elevation: 714 feet

Land area: 15.5 square miles.

Population density: 199 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Brookfield

For population 25 years and over in Brookfield

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookfield town

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

43 residents are foreign born

This town:   1.4%
Massachusetts:   12.2%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Brookfield, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brookfield to the number of sex offenders is 618 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brookfield:   1.4% ($1,803)
Massachusetts:   1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (20.8 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (69.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (153.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: East Brookfield, MA (3.2 miles ), West Brookfield, MA (4.1 miles ), North Brookfield, MA (4.8 miles ), West Brookfield, MA (5.1 miles ), Fiskdale, MA (6.0 miles ), Sturbridge, MA (6.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $135,500
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $128,200
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $128,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.20 N, Longitude: 72.10 W


This town's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.1%
Massachusetts:   4.4%


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   0.65
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Brookfield, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Brookfield-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Brookfield town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Brookfield:
  • HARRINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
  • WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PALMER, MA)
  • FAIRLAWN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookfield:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 42 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookfield:
  • SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 9 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; ID: 3B0)
  • TANNER-HILLER (about 11 miles; BARRE/BARRE PLAINS, MA; ID: 8B5)
  • SPENCER (about 12 miles; SPENCER, MA; ID: 60M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookfield:
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
Public elementary/middle school in Brookfield:
  • BROOKFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 304; Location: 37 CENTRAL ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Brookfield:
  • MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,233; Location: 2 LINCOLN STREET; 18,989 books; 172 audio materials; 694 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Brookfield: Lakeside Campground (A) , Brookfield Town Hall (B) .

Churches in Brookfield include: Brookfield Congregational Church (A) , Saint Marys Church (B) .

Cemetery: Brookfield Cemetery (1) .

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cranberry Pond (A) , Quaboag Pond (B) , Quacumquasit Pond (C) , Rice Pond (D) , Rice Reservoir (E) , Wolf Swamp (F) , Great Swamp (G) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Salmon Brook (A) , Trout Brook (B) , Dunn Brook (C) , Burr Brook (D) , Willow Brook (E) .

Parks in Brookfield include: Mall Common (1) , Elm Hill Farm Historic District (2) , Brookfield Common Historic District (3) .

Court: Massachusetts Commonwealth - Trial Court- East Brookfield District Court- Judges L (544 East Main).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookfield and their reported violations in the past:

BROOKFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2004), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Other (MAR-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-12-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
WAGON WHEEL COOP. CORP. (Population served: 225, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2003), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 8 regular monitoring violations
NANATOMQUA MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 145, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-1999), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1995 and OCT-24-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2000)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 113 regular monitoring violations
BROOKFIELD MEADOWS (Population served: 61, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-17-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and FEB-25-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-07-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-2002)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1999 and AUG-17-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2001)
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 56 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:   2.5 people
Massachusetts:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   71.2%
Whole state:   64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.6%
Whole state:   5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   6.1%
Whole state:   9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   1.7%
Whole state:   4.4%

Brookfield compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Most commonly used house heating fuel:



4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.47%
Massachusetts average:   6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:   0.14%
Massachusetts average:   0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.90%
Massachusetts average:   6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:   0.08%
Massachusetts average:   0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brookfield:
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WARE (1250 AM; 5 kW; WARE, MA; Owner: SUCCESS SIGNAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WVEI (1440 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookfield:
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
  • WBVC (91.1 FM; POMFRET, CT; Owner: POMFRET SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Brookfield:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)

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