Brookhaven, NY

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2023 Population

3,080

9.62% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

49.9

5.05% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

17.5%

25.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$95,345

9.61% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

1,295

12.7% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brookhaven, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.8%), White (Hispanic) (6.66%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.88%), Other (Hispanic) (3.31%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.66%).

None of the households in Brookhaven, NY 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.

97.4% of the residents in Brookhaven, NY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Brookhaven, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Brookhaven, NY was 2 cars per household.

United States New York Suffolk County, NY New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Suffolk County (South Central)--Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Brookhaven, NY is home to a population of 3.08k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.1% of Brookhaven, NY residents were born outside of the country (188 people).

In 2023, there were 11.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.43k people) in Brookhaven, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 205 White (Hispanic) and 181 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.3%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brookhaven, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookhaven, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.43k ± 463
White (Hispanic)
205 ± 148
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
181 ± 63

12%

Hispanic Population

369 people

12% of the people in Brookhaven, NY are hispanic (369 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brookhaven, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
505,872 ± 17,239 people
China
415,960 ± 15,668 people
Jamaica
230,433 ± 11,717 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 505,872 New York residents, followed by China with 415,960 and Jamaica with 230,433.

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

188 people

3.73%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

127 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brookhaven, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
72 ± 47
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 33
Korea
9 ± 20

Brookhaven, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.57 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Brookhaven, NY employs 1.3k people. The largest industries in Brookhaven, NY are Educational Services (331 people), Retail Trade (164 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($125,083), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($117,875), and Finance & Insurance ($101,917).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.3k

2023 Value

± 227

−12.7%

1 Year decline

± 27.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookhaven, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (275 people), Management Occupations (162 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (120 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookhaven, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.3k

2023 Value

± 227

−12.7%

1 Year decline

± 27.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookhaven, NY, are Educational Services (331 people), Retail Trade (164 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brookhaven, NY, though some of these residents may live in Brookhaven, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,206

Median earning men ± $15,055

$61,164

Median earning women ± $15,752

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($156,635), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($119,750), and Public Administration ($113,611).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($125,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,635), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,736).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Brookhaven, NY have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brookhaven, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1591.03
Census Tract 1592.04

The following map shows all of the places in Brookhaven, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$95,345

Median Household Income

± $32,116

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Brookhaven, NY 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookhaven, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)
Carpooled (6.64%)

In 2023, 77.6% of workers in Brookhaven, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.64%).

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.

Commute Time

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookhaven, NY have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.73% of the workforce in Brookhaven, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brookhaven, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookhaven, NY (478 out of 2.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brookhaven, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.5% of the population of Brookhaven, NY has health coverage, with 45.5% on employee plans, 24.5% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.556% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Suffolk County, NY see 1358 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.23% decrease from the previous year (1389 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1237 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 338 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Suffolk County, NY.

1,358 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Suffolk County, NY

Primary care physicians in Suffolk County, NY see an average of 1,358 patients per year. This represents a 2.23% decrease from the previous year (1,389 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Suffolk County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.54%

Uninsured

45.5%

Employer Coverage

24.5%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

0.556%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brookhaven, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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