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New Castle County

Population in July 2007: 15,582.
Males: 7,642  (49.0%)
Females: 7,940  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  33.5 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19713.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,971 (it was $50,107 in 2000)
Brookside:  $56,971
Delaware:  $54,610

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $204,569 (it was $107,800 in 2000)
Brookside:  $204,569
Delaware:  $239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $207,699; Detached houses: $214,433; Townhouses or other attached units: $171,631; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,111; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,680

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Races in Brookside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.8%)
  • Black (15.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Brookside: 99.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (18.1%), German (14.1%), English (10.8%), Italian (9.7%), Polish (5.9%), United States (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

Population density: 3986 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Brookside

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookside CDP

  • Never married: 30.2%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

1,028 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 2.7% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

This place:  6.9%
Delaware:  5.7%

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:

Brookside:  0.7% ($723)
Delaware:  0.7% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (1.5 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (38.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Greater Newark, DE (1.2 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (1.4 miles ), Newark, DE (1.5 miles ), Bear, DE (2.0 miles ), Pike Creek, DE (2.2 miles ), Glasgow, DE (2.2 miles ), Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE (2.2 miles ), Central Pencader, DE (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 39.67 N, Longitude: 75.72 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,575 (-24.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 551 (7.4%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (19%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Brookside-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Brookside place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 7.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brookside:
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 7 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
  • MEADOWWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 7 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Amtrak stations near Brookside:
  • 2 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Brookside:
  • 16 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 16 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 16 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookside:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 3 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 10 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 21 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)

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Notable locations in Brookside: Delaware Industrial Park (A), Chestnut Hill Plaza (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Brookside Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brookside include: Holy Family Church (A), Newark Revival Tabernacle (B), Newark Christian And Missionary Alliance Church (C), Church of Christ (D), Kingswood Methodist Church (E), Living Waters Church of God (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Brookside: Cobbs-Gauger Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.6%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.4%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookside, DE


People in group quarters in Brookside
  • 82 people in nursing homes
  • 25 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 10 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Brookside compared to Delaware state average:

Brookside, Delaware environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religon statistics for Brookside

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents55.4%12.5%5.0%4.0%2.4%
Congregations12.9%19.4%9.4%6.8%4.0%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.6%1.4%13.9%
Congregations4.0%4.0%1.1%2.5%36.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.14%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.19%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.06%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brookside:
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXHL (1550 AM; 1 kW; ELKTON, MD; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookside:
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Brookside:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)


FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Dot Office Cristiana Rd St Hwy 7, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WPJA453
    Assigned Frequencies : 6675.62 MHz, 6625.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/01/2000, Expiration Date: 09/26/2010
    Registrant: Phone: (603) 352-4864



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED33$198,452181$153,319328$139,774105$55,24336$123,7280$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$018$118,72854$129,25415$36,9717$102,7312$29,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$179,81447$120,710294$152,809100$58,83715$101,9597$49,381
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$199,00015$166,033158$163,49522$88,0276$134,2730$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$08$203,63430$166,2283$90,8203$79,0570$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0141.00 , 0147.03, 0147.05

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED93$191,65738$190,7157$157,579
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$148,0185$173,5282$86,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$186,6671$149,3600$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$159,5632$177,3300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0141.00 , 0147.03, 0147.05

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