Brookdale, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,960
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
3.83%
35.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$161,779
7.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$573,500
8.78% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,333
4.98% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Brookdale, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Brookdale, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brookdale, NJ are Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield (546 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Brookdale, NJ was $573,500, and the homeownership rate was 87.2%.

Most people in Brookdale, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brookdale, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brookdale, NJ is home to a population of 9.96k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.7% of Brookdale, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.76k people).

In 2024, there were 4.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.02k people) in Brookdale, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
95.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Brookdale, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brookdale, NJ was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookdale, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.02k ± 534
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.25k ± 664
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.19k ± 235
22.3%
Hispanic Population
2.22k people

In 2024, there were 4.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.02k people) in Brookdale, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

22.3% of the people in Brookdale, NJ are hispanic (2.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brookdale, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.76k people
18.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.81k people

As of 2024, 17.7% of Brookdale, NJ residents (1.76k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brookdale, NJ was 18.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    76 ± 69
  2. Vietnam
    59 ± 44
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    26 ± 35

Brookdale, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brookdale, NJ employs 5.33k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brookdale, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (799 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (682 people), and Retail Trade (544 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($117,857), Finance & Insurance ($111,083), and Manufacturing ($110,292).

Employment

Occupations

5.33k
2024 Value
± 527
4.98%
1 Year growth
± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookdale, NJ grew at a rate of 4.98%, from 5.08k employees to 5.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookdale, NJ, are Management Occupations (779 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (533 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (526 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookdale, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.33k
2024 Value
± 527
4.98%
1 Year growth
± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookdale, NJ grew at a rate of 4.98%, from 5.08k employees to 5.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookdale, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (799 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (682 people), and Retail Trade (544 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brookdale, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Brookdale, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$99,659
Median earning men ± $8,944
$63,191
Median earning women ± $10,096

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($120,833), Public Administration ($120,809), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,341).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($120,357), Manufacturing ($111,236), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,202).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Brookdale, NJ awarded 546 degrees. The student population of Brookdale, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 1,151 male students and 49 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brookdale, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (246 and 45.1%), White (138 and 25.3%), Unknown (61 and 11.2%), and Black or African American (49 and 8.97%).

The largest universities in Brookdale, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield (546 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brookdale, NJ are Automobile Mechanics Technology (419 and 76.7%), Welding Technology (80 and 14.7%), and Diesel Mechanics Technology (47 and 8.61%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,200 students enrolled in Brookdale, NJ, 95.9% men and 4.08% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 605 records, of which 2.81% were women and 97.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Automobile Mechanics Technology
Most Common
419 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Brookdale, NJ was Automobile Mechanics Technology with 419 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
546 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield with 546 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 534 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brookdale, NJ, which is 44.5 times more than the 12 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 246 degrees mean that there were 1.78 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 138 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brookdale, NJ was $573,500 in 2024, which is 1.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $527,200 to $573,500, a 8.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Brookdale, NJ is 87.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brookdale, NJ have an average commute time of 35.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brookdale, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$573,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,614
$3,053
Median Property Taxes
±$351

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brookdale, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brookdale, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

87.2%
Homeownership
2024
59.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.2% of the housing units in Brookdale, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$161,779
Median Household Income
± $15,556
3.5k
Number of Households
± 386

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.5k households in Brookdale, NJ grew to $161,779 from the previous year's value of $150,489.

The following chart displays the households in Brookdale, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookdale, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (49.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.8%)
  3. Public Transit (14.9%)

In 2024, 49.5% of workers in Brookdale, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (14.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

35.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookdale, NJ have a longer commute time (35.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.82% of the workforce in Brookdale, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brookdale, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brookdale, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookdale, NJ (380 out of 9.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brookdale, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.8% of the population of Brookdale, NJ has health coverage, with 70.8% on employee plans, 4.18% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 9.17% on non-group plans, and 0.0904% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.19%
Uninsured
70.8%
Employer Coverage
4.18%
Medicaid
13.6%
Medicare
9.17%
Non-Group
0.0904%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brookdale, NJ grew by 24.9% from 1.75% to 2.19%.

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