Brookdale

Population: 4,061
Median household income: $34,279
Median home value: $85,400

Brookdale is a community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, home to 4,061 residents. Its median household income of $34,279 runs below the Orangeburg County figure of $43,214.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookdale's population declined 13.1% from 4,674 to 4,061, while its median home value rose 10.9% from $77,000 to $85,400.

Households average 2.54 people. The median gross rent is $711.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,061
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,279
Median home value: $85,400
Median gross rent: $711
Housing units: 2,383
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 14.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6744,061

Median household income

$24,830$34,279

Median home value

$77,000$85,400

Median gross rent

$610$711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,674	$24,830	$77,000	$610
2020	4,740	$28,156	$80,300	$629
2021	4,221	$30,077	$76,400	$661
2022	4,069	$33,406	$83,200	$645
2023	4,061	$34,279	$85,400	$711

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3421.4%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 545.0%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	282	6.9%
5 to 17	712	17.5%
18 to 24	413	10.2%
25 to 34	868	21.4%
35 to 44	335	8.2%
45 to 54	202	5.0%
55 to 64	629	15.5%
65 to 74	393	9.7%
75 and over	227	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43	1.1%
Black or African American	3,999	98.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.1%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	825	31.1%
High school graduate	732	27.6%
Some college or associate's	724	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	230	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	143	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	987	80.2%
Carpooled	55	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	3.2%
Bicycle	21	1.7%
Worked from home	124	10.1%
Other means	4	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	588	53.2%
15 to 29 min	349	31.6%
30 to 44 min	11	1.0%
45 to 59 min	11	1.0%
60+ min	147	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 36.1% (1,370 of 3,794)

	Count	Share
Family households	863	58.0%
Nonfamily households	626	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,489	62.5%
Vacant	894	37.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	713	47.9%
Renter-occupied	776	52.1%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other27.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,156	48.5%
1-unit, attached	44	1.8%
2 to 4 units	334	14.0%
5 to 19 units	173	7.3%
20 or more units	32	1.3%
Mobile home & other	644	27.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4509527
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5208, -80.8384