Being a small town, Brooklyn does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Brooklyn citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.62% of adults 25 and older in Brooklyn have a college degree.
The per capita income in Brooklyn in 2022 was $40,110, 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 $160,440 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, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Brooklyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
