Brookhaven

Population: 3,080
Median household income: $95,345
Median home value: $577,000

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Brookhaven is a community with a population of 3,080. At $95,345, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookhaven's population declined 10.9% from 3,455 to 3,080, while its median home value rose 38.3% from $417,100 to $577,000.

The typical home was built around 1965. 17.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,080
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $95,345
Median home value: $577,000
Median gross rent: $1,908
Housing units: 1,118
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4553,080

Median household income

$68,884$95,345

Median home value

$417,100$577,000

Median gross rent

$1,523$1,908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,455	$68,884	$417,100	$1,523
2020	3,203	$90,033	$464,000	$1,389
2021	3,397	$94,730	$493,800	$1,333
2022	3,408	$105,481	$529,300	$1,461
2023	3,080	$95,345	$577,000	$1,908

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	4.0%
5 to 17	474	15.4%
18 to 24	272	8.8%
25 to 34	266	8.6%
35 to 44	299	9.7%
45 to 54	321	10.4%
55 to 64	548	17.8%
65 to 74	338	11.0%
75 and over	440	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,428	78.8%
Black or African American	181	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.3%
Asian	12	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	369	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	6.7%
High school graduate	651	29.4%
Some college or associate's	541	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	489	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	382	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit2.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	993	77.6%
Carpooled	85	6.6%
Public transit	37	2.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	10.9%
Other means	26	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	392	34.4%
15 to 29 min	374	32.8%
30 to 44 min	181	15.9%
45 to 59 min	81	7.1%
60+ min	113	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 17.5% (478 of 2,739)

	Count	Share
Family households	633	59.5%
Nonfamily households	431	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,064	95.2%
Vacant	54	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	789	74.2%
Renter-occupied	275	25.8%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,000	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	118	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3609000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 40.7767, -72.9078

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