Barnum Island vs Old Brookville

A side-by-side comparison of Barnum Island and Old Brookville: population, income, housing, and more.

Barnum Island and Old Brookville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barnum Island has the higher population (2,173 vs 2,008 in Old Brookville). Old Brookville has the higher median household income ($190,893 vs $118,160 in Barnum Island). Old Brookville has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $680,500 in Barnum Island).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
Population	2,173	2,008
Median age	50.1 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$118,160	$190,893
Median home value	$680,500	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$3,306	$2,408
Housing units	930	682
Homeownership rate	76.1%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	70.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
Population	2,416 → 2,173 (-10.1%)	1,708 → 2,008 (+17.6%)
Median household income	$97,059 → $118,160 (+21.7%)	$170,938 → $190,893 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$477,700 → $680,500 (+42.5%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,917 → $3,306 (+72.5%)	$2,643 → $2,408 (-8.9%)

Barnum Island

Population

2,4162,173

Median household income

$97,059$118,160

Median home value

$477,700$680,500

Median gross rent

$1,917$3,306

Old Brookville

Population

1,7082,008

Median household income

$170,938$190,893

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,643$2,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
Under 5	8.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	9.5%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	8.0%
35 to 44	7.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	20.6%	20.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.1%
75 and over	14.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	69.7%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
No high school diploma	8.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	24.6%	6.6%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
Drove alone	68.0%	54.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	3.5%
Public transit	1.2%	12.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.4%	24.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
1-unit, detached	71.3%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	16.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnum Island	Old Brookville
Poverty rate	8.2%	1.7%
Average household size	2.45	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	42	40
Median year structure built	1966	1965