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Brookhaven, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Brookhaven is a Census borough of 8,331 people across 1.71 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $91,042, 84.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookhaven
What Brookhaven is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.71 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,876
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware 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
- Population8,331
- Median age43.7
- Population under 181,633 plus or minus 385
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over1,713
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent
- Households3,799
- Family households2,128
- Share of households that are families56.0 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$91,042
- Per capita income$45,953
- Civilian labor force4,757
- Employed4,592
- Unemployed165 plus or minus 89
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over6,287
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
Housing in Brookhaven
- Housing units3,956
- Occupied units3,799
- Vacant units157 plus or minus 119
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied3,225
- Renter occupied574 plus or minus 189
- Ownership rate84.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$284,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,487
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units2,831
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,125 plus or minus 298
- Share in buildings of two or more28.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
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 commute4,011
- Commuting under 15 minutes964 plus or minus 324
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,591 plus or minus 334
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.7 percent
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home12.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
SBA loans in Brookhaven (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$2,867,000
- Average approval$318,556
- Median approval$287,500
- Largest approval$700,000
- Jobs supported157
- Jobs per approval17.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have 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
Flood risk in Brookhaven
- NFIP communityBorough of Brookhaven
- NFIP community number420403
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date11/18/09
The Borough of Brookhaven participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420403 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delaware County, not Brookhaven
Delaware County context, not Brookhaven figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware 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, Pennsylvania?
8,331, in 3,799 households. Brookhaven borough covers 1.71 square miles of land, which is 4,876 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?
Delaware 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?
$91,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $284,700. Median gross rent is $1,487 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?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $287,500. 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 2 loans have 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, borough of, community 420403, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Delaware 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.