The village incorporated on January 20, 1955 from a portion of the former town of Granville. In August 2013, the village was listed as 19th on CNNMoney's rankings of Best Places to Live - Where Homes Are Affordable, the highest ranking community in the state of Wisconsin.
Geography
Brown Deer is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, all of it land.
Demographics
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $61,097. The per capita income for the village was $28,525. About 5.8% people of all ages live below the poverty line. The median value of owner occupied housing units was $175,600.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,999 people, 5,275 households, and 3,199 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,729.5 people per square mile. There were 5,579 housing units at an average density of 1,267.95 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 61.9% White, 28.6% African American, 0.04% Native American, 4.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.01% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population. Brown Deer is one of only three Milwaukee suburbs where African-Americans make up at least 10% of the general population. There were 5,275 households of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couplesliving together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.91. In the village, the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 12.8% from 25 to 34, 20.7% from 35 to 49, 21.5% from 50–64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. 52% of the population was female and 48% was male.
Education
Algonquin Elementary School was formerly located on N. 47th Street. It served kindergarten through 2nd grade until it was closed in 2007. In 2007, the Brown Deer Schools merged Algonquin into Dean Elementary School. Dean Elementary School was formerly located on N. 55th Street. It served kindergarten through sixth graders but was closed and torn down in 2013. The school, now called Brown Deer Elementary School, serves K4-6th grade. The former Brown Deer Middle School and Brown Deer High School were merged in 2013, so the school now serves 7th-12th grades. Brown Deer Middle School/High School and Brown Deer Elementary School are located on N. 60th Street. Enrollment is about 1600 students in grades K through 12.
