Brooklyn is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 8,612 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brooklyn is the 109th largest community in Connecticut.
Being a small town, Brooklyn does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Brooklyn overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Brooklyn, 21.52% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Brooklyn in 2022 was $37,824, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,296 for a family of four. However, Brooklyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brooklyn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brooklyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brooklyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brooklyn include Irish, Italian, English, French Canadian, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Brooklyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.