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Brookhaven, New York: commercial real estate data.
Brookhaven is a Census CDP of 2,858 people across 5.80 square miles of land, in Suffolk County. Median household income is $114,839, 88.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookhaven
What Brookhaven is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.8 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land493
- County holding the largest share of its areaSuffolk 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.
Brookhaven
How many people live in Brookhaven
- Population2,858
- Median age49.4
- Population under 18518 plus or minus 168
- Share under 1818.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over755
- Share 65 and over26.4 percent
- Households886
- Family households621
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
Income and work in Brookhaven
- Median household income$114,839 plus or minus $30,409
- Per capita income$53,366
- Civilian labor force1,400 plus or minus 334
- Employed1,305 plus or minus 334
- Unemployed95 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over2,117
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
Housing in Brookhaven
- Housing units943
- Occupied units886
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied786
- Renter occupied100 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate88.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$692,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,346 plus or minus $1,224
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Single family units910
- Share single family96.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more3.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
How Brookhaven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,150 plus or minus 313
- Commuting under 15 minutes343 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more464 plus or minus 144
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent
- Drove alone77.9 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport2.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
SBA loans in Brookhaven (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,075,500
- Average approval$179,250
- Median approval$67,250
- Largest approval$741,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval2.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookhaven
SBA loans in Brookhaven (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,183,000
- Average approval$591,500
- Median approval$591,500
- Largest approval$622,000
- Jobs supported22
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookhaven
Flood risk in Brookhaven
- NFIP communityTown of Brookhaven
- NFIP community number365334
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Brookhaven participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 365334 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Suffolk County, not Brookhaven
Suffolk County context, not Brookhaven figures
- Establishments in Suffolk County50,748
- Covered employment, Suffolk County679,594
- Average annual pay, Suffolk County$79,121
- Housing units permitted, Suffolk County1,407
Every figure in this section is published for Suffolk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookhaven.
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.
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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
Brookhaven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookhaven, New York?
2,858, in 886 households. Brookhaven CDP covers 5.80 square miles of land, which is 493 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookhaven in?
Suffolk 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 Brookhaven?
$114,839. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $692,800. Median gross rent is $2,346 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brookhaven businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $67,250, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brookhaven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brookhaven. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brookhaven in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brookhaven appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brookhaven, town of, community 365334, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brookhaven figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Suffolk 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 Brookhaven.
Is zoning published for Brookhaven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.