Brookhaven

Population: 8,288
Median household income: $96,393
Median home value: $265,500

Brookhaven is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to 8,288 residents. At $96,393, its median household income sits above Delaware County's $88,576.

From 2019 to 2023, Brookhaven's population grew 3.1% from 8,038 to 8,288, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $200,800 to $265,500.

Owners occupy 86.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,288
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $96,393
Median home value: $265,500
Median gross rent: $1,557
Housing units: 3,864
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0388,288

Median household income

$68,110$96,393

Median home value

$200,800$265,500

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,557

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,038	$68,110	$200,800	$1,282
2020	8,045	$76,638	$209,400	$1,382
2021	8,243	$81,408	$222,200	$1,236
2022	8,268	$90,264	$255,200	$1,555
2023	8,288	$96,393	$265,500	$1,557

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	464	5.6%
5 to 17	1,220	14.7%
18 to 24	462	5.6%
25 to 34	991	12.0%
35 to 44	1,249	15.1%
45 to 54	921	11.1%
55 to 64	1,490	18.0%
65 to 74	778	9.4%
75 and over	713	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,000	84.5%
Black or African American	673	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	101	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	335	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	179	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	245	4.0%
High school graduate	1,798	29.3%
Some college or associate's	1,941	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,169	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	989	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,627	78.9%
Carpooled	311	6.8%
Public transit	13	0.3%
Walked	100	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	515	11.2%
Other means	31	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,041	25.5%
15 to 29 min	1,581	38.7%
30 to 44 min	789	19.3%
45 to 59 min	414	10.1%
60+ min	257	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 3.4% (280 of 8,266)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,191	58.6%
Nonfamily households	1,550	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,741	96.8%
Vacant	123	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,238	86.6%
Renter-occupied	503	13.4%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached17.9%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,140	55.4%
1-unit, attached	691	17.9%
2 to 4 units	161	4.2%
5 to 19 units	617	16.0%
20 or more units	255	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4209080
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8711, -75.3913