| Official Name: | Broad Brook, Connecticut |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Connecticut#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Broad Brook |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Connecticut |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hartford |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | East Windsor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.4 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 4069 |
| Population Density Km2: | 265.2 |
| Timezone: | Eastern |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 06016 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | 860 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9122°N -72.545°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 130 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 09-08770 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2378339 |
Broad Brook is a neighborhood[1] and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 4,069.[2]
The Broad Brook CDP occupies most of the east-central part of the town of East Windsor. It is bordered to the east by the town of Ellington in Tolland County, to the south by Chamberlain Road and Ketch Brook, to the west by the Scantic River, and to the north by Connecticut Route 140 and a portion of Broad Brook, the community's namesake waterway.
The community is north of East Hartford and 7miles south of Thompsonville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.4km2, of which 15.3km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 0.58%, is water.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,469 people, 1,433 households, and 932 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 586.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,589 housing units at an average density of 268.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.76% White, 4.44% African American, 1.53% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 1,433 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 45.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,417, and the median income for a family was $58,138. Males had a median income of $38,222 versus $32,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,244. About 3.5% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.