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Brookside, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Brookside is a Census CDP of 15,115 people across 3.88 square miles of land, in New Castle County. Median household income is $78,328, 61.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookside
What Brookside is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,894
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Castle County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookside
How many people live in Brookside
- Population15,115
- Median age36.1
- Population under 183,412
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,982
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent
- Households5,845
- Family households3,428
- Share of households that are families58.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookside
Income and work in Brookside
- Median household income$78,328
- Per capita income$38,831
- Civilian labor force8,399
- Employed7,890
- Unemployed509 plus or minus 198
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over10,614
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookside
Housing in Brookside
- Housing units6,061
- Occupied units5,845
- Vacant units216 plus or minus 140
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied3,611
- Renter occupied2,234
- Ownership rate61.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$279,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,444
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent
- Single family units4,480
- Share single family73.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,570 plus or minus 356
- Share in buildings of two or more25.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookside
How Brookside gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,658
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,550 plus or minus 363
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,904
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent
- Drove alone71.5 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home14.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Castle County, not Brookside
New Castle County context, not Brookside figures
- Establishments in New Castle County17,855
- Covered employment, New Castle County303,806
- Average annual pay, New Castle County$80,334
- Housing units permitted, New Castle County1,586
Every figure in this section is published for New Castle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookside.
All New Castle County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brookside questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookside, Delaware?
15,115, in 5,845 households. Brookside CDP covers 3.88 square miles of land, which is 3,894 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookside in?
New Castle County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brookside?
$78,328. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $279,700. Median gross rent is $1,444 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Brookside figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Castle County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brookside.
Is zoning published for Brookside?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.