Brookside, DE

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2024 Population
15,115
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
US Representative
Sarah McBride
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.1
1.69% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.6%
7.81% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$78,328
8.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$279,700
5.63% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,890
2.02% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Brookside, DE 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.

87.5% of the residents in Brookside, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Brookside, DE was $279,700, and the homeownership rate was 61.8%.

Most people in Brookside, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brookside, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brookside, DE is home to a population of 15.1k people, from which 87.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Brookside, DE residents were born outside of the country (2.97k people).

In 2024, there were 2.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.53k people) in Brookside, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.66k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.07k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%
2024 Citizenship
88.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of Brookside, DE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brookside, DE was 88.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookside, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.53k ± 751
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.66k ± 816
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.07k ± 718
22%
Hispanic Population
3.33k people

In 2024, there were 2.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.53k people) in Brookside, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.66k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.07k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

22% of the people in Brookside, DE are hispanic (3.33k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,383 ± 3,022 people
  2. India
    11,725 ± 2,643 people
  3. Guatemala
    6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.97k people
17.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.72k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Brookside, DE residents (2.97k 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 Brookside, DE was 17.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    296 ± 116
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    165 ± 83
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    62 ± 70

Brookside, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brookside, DE employs 7.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brookside, DE were Retail Trade (1,214 people), Finance & Insurance (971 people), and Educational Services (903 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($87,128), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,310), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,938).

Employment

Occupations

7.89k
2024 Value
± 808
−2.02%
1 Year decline
± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookside, DE declined at a rate of −2.02%, from 8.05k employees to 7.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookside, DE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (919 people), Sales & Related Occupations (753 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (717 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookside, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

7.89k
2024 Value
± 808
−2.02%
1 Year decline
± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookside, DE declined at a rate of −2.02%, from 8.05k employees to 7.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookside, DE, are Retail Trade (1,214 people), Finance & Insurance (971 people), and Educational Services (903 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brookside, DE, though some of these residents may live in Brookside, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,442
Median earning men ± $14,246
$41,285
Median earning women ± $7,699

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($132,794), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,313), and Manufacturing ($61,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,485), Manufacturing ($50,710), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.43%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% 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 14.1%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Brookside, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Brookside, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

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Chris Coons
Senator from Delaware2
Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator from Delaware1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Brookside, DE

Sarah McBride
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Brookside, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Brookside, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brookside, DE was $279,700 in 2024, which is 0.841 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $264,800 to $279,700, a 5.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Brookside, DE is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brookside, DE have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brookside, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$279,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,394
$3,611
Median Property Taxes
±$509

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 Brookside, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

61.8%
Homeownership
2024
68.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Brookside, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.3%.

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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.
$78,328
Median Household Income
± $11,997
5.85k
Number of Households
± 722

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.85k households in Brookside, DE grew to $78,328 from the previous year's value of $72,031.

The following chart displays the households in Brookside, DE 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookside, DE is from Delaware.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Delaware
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.5%)
  3. Carpooled (6.56%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Brookside, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.56%).

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

25.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookside, DE have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.12% of the workforce in Brookside, DE 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 Brookside, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brookside, DE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookside, DE (2.19k out of 15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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

91.6% of the population of Brookside, DE has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 21% on Medicaid, 8.84% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 1.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.35%
Uninsured
46.6%
Employer Coverage
21%
Medicaid
8.84%
Medicare
13.9%
Non-Group
1.28%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brookside, DE declined by 10.4% from 9.32% to 8.35%.

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

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