Brookhaven (CDP), New York

Brookhaven is a

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km²), of which 5.8 square miles (14.9 km²) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km²), or 2.47%, is water.^[2]

Demographics

As of the

There were 1,101 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,357, and the median income for a family was $80,863. Males had a median income of $49,886 versus $33,611 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,044. About 5.8% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

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