Brookside

Population: 15,262
Median household income: $72,031
Median home value: $264,800

Brookside, a community in New Castle County, Delaware, has 15,262 residents. At $72,031, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Brookside's population grew 13.9% from 13,396 to 15,262, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $197,200 to $264,800.

26.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,262
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,031
Median home value: $264,800
Median gross rent: $1,381
Housing units: 5,975
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,39615,262

Median household income

$58,555$72,031

Median home value

$197,200$264,800

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,381

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,396	$58,555	$197,200	$1,260
2020	13,741	$58,728	$205,500	$1,246
2021	14,202	$62,810	$219,600	$1,295
2022	14,331	$66,485	$242,700	$1,391
2023	15,262	$72,031	$264,800	$1,381

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	938	6.1%
5 to 17	2,464	16.1%
18 to 24	1,187	7.8%
25 to 34	2,926	19.2%
35 to 44	2,416	15.8%
45 to 54	1,441	9.4%
55 to 64	1,873	12.3%
65 to 74	1,210	7.9%
75 and over	807	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,581	49.7%
Black or African American	3,180	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	1,049	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	509	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,911	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,032	9.7%
High school graduate	3,544	33.2%
Some college or associate's	3,289	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,664	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,144	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,910	74.3%
Carpooled	556	7.0%
Public transit	175	2.2%
Walked	29	0.4%
Bicycle	44	0.6%
Worked from home	1,013	12.7%
Other means	222	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,704	24.6%
15 to 29 min	3,436	49.5%
30 to 44 min	902	13.0%
45 to 59 min	404	5.8%
60+ min	490	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 15.8% (2,399 of 15,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,350	58.4%
Nonfamily households	2,382	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,732	95.9%
Vacant	243	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,572	62.3%
Renter-occupied	2,160	37.7%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached12.1%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units17.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,774	63.2%
1-unit, attached	721	12.1%
2 to 4 units	423	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,016	17.0%
20 or more units	30	0.5%
Mobile home & other	11	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1009850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6662, -75.7066