NW Missouri Times

19.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Brookfield in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 18.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,265.

83.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	487	16.6
Regular high school diploma	1,260	42.8
GED or alternative credential	111	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	195	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	315	10.7
Associate's degree	191	6.5
Bachelor's degree	234	8
Master's degree	122	4.1
Professional school degree	16	0.5
Doctorate degree	11	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.