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Population (year 2000): 3,570
Males: 1,678  (47.0%)
Females: 1,892  (53.0%)

Suffolk County

Median resident age:  39.4 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11719.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $83,100 (it was $70,357 in 2000)
Brookhaven  $83,100
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $426,100 (it was $191,400 in 2000)
Brookhaven  $426,100
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Brookhaven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.6%)
  • Black (10.1%)
  • Hispanic (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.7%), German (21.5%), Italian (19.3%), English (11.3%), Polish (3.8%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1686

Land area: 6.05 square miles.

Population density: 590 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brookhaven

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookhaven CDP

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

182 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 0.6% North America).

This place:  5.1%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brookhaven:  2.5% ($4,858)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brookhaven, NY (5.9 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (62.1 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Bellport, NY (2.1 miles ), North Bellport, NY (2.4 miles ), Shirley, NY (3.5 miles ), Yaphank, NY (4.2 miles ), East Patchogue, NY (4.5 miles ), Mastic Beach, NY (5.0 miles ), Mastic, NY (5.4 miles ), Medford, NY (5.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1202 buildings, average cost: $114,700
  • 1997: 1307 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 1998: 1820 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 1999: 1835 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 2000: 1393 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2001: 1460 buildings, average cost: $138,500
  • 2002: 1390 buildings, average cost: $144,800
  • 2003: 915 buildings, average cost: $152,300
  • 2004: 1064 buildings, average cost: $156,700
  • 2005: 2057 buildings, average cost: $177,500
  • 2006: 756 buildings, average cost: $190,600
  • 2007: 572 buildings, average cost: $202,400

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Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 72.92 W


292 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
238 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 631

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Brookhaven-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.6 miles away from the Brookhaven place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the place center injured one person.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brookhaven:
  • BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)
  • JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
  • ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookhaven:
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 13 miles; ISLIP, NY; ID: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 33 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookhaven:
  • BROOKHAVEN (about 6 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; ID: HWV)
  • BAYPORT AERODROME (about 10 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID: 23N)
  • LUFKER (about 12 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: O00)

Nuclear power plants:
Shoreham . Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 809 MWe. Permanently shutdown. Date closed : 05/1989..

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookhaven:
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 6 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 11 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 22 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; FT enrollment: 16,829)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 35 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 3,081)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
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Public elementary/middle school in Brookhaven:
Library in Brookhaven:
  • BROOKHAVEN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $425,524; Location: 273 BEAVER DAM ROAD; 29,400 books; 1,277 audio materials; 2,924 video materials; 149 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Brookhaven include: Saint James Episcopal Church (A), Old South Haven Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Oaklawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaverdam Creek (A), Little Neck Run (B), Yapahank Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Carman's River Maritime Center (Museums; 22 Newey Lane).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookhaven and their reported violations in the past:

STINGERS RESTAURANT LOUNGE & BAR (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookhaven that have no violations reported:
  • LOCAL 138 O.E. TRAINING SCHOOL (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VARNEYS REST (Population served: 48, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LAIDLAW EDUCATIONAL SERVICE - FUOCO BUS (Population served: 47, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Brookhaven compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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3.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.51%
New York average:  5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)
Suffolk County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Nassau County, NY  1.20% ($70,321 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY  0.53% ($55,872)
from Kings County, NY  0.22% ($49,055)


4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.63%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($566 average AGI)
Suffolk County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nassau County, NY  0.69% ($62,846 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY  0.32% ($44,140)
to New York County, NY  0.23% ($98,372)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brookhaven:
  • WLIM (1580 AM; 10 kW; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WALK (1370 AM; 1 kW; EAST PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookhaven:
  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WLIU (88.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK)
  • WBLI (106.1 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUSB (90.1 FM; STONY BROOK, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • W289AD (105.7 FM; SELDEN, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WXXP (105.3 FM; CALVERTON-ROANOKE, NY; Owner: JARAD BROADCASTING CO. OF CALVERTON, INC)
  • WRCN-FM (103.9 FM; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WLVG (96.1 FM; CENTER MORICHES, NY; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDRE (98.5 FM; WESTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: JARAD BROADCATING COMPANY OF WESTHAMPTON, INC.)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBZO (103.1 FM; BAY SHORE, NY; Owner: MID-ISLAND BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WSHR (91.9 FM; LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY; Owner: SACHEM CENTRAL SCH DIST HOLBROOK)

TV broadcast stations around Brookhaven:
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • W26CE (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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