Brookside, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 14,817, Rural population: 0)

Brookside, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,650 (5,473 occupied: 3,771 owner occupied, 1,702 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1445 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $792 (lower quartile is $628, upper quartile is $908)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $817

Median gross rent in Brookside, DE in 2007: $942

Housing units in Brookside with a mortgage: 2,960 (412 second mortgage, 414 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 657

Brookside,DE index of house prices

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

Brookside:	$204,569
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,539 - $239,191

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $214,433
Here: $214,433
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,631
Here: $171,631
State: $208,327

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,111
Here: $154,111
State: $243,543

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,680
Here: $98,680
State: $251,311

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,683

In family households: 12,646 (2,744 male householders, 1,150 female householders)
2,685 spouses, 4,832 children (4,493 natural, 65 adopted, 274 stepchildren), 365 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 220 other relatives, 312 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,037 (717 male householders (470 living alone)), 824 female householders (693 living alone)), 496 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 134 (106 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,399 2-persons, 1,052 3-persons, 884 4-persons, 363 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,163 1-person, 322 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,379 married couples with children.
1,117 single-parent households (262 men, 855 women).

89.8% of residents of Brookside speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,028 (6.9%)
(28.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookside, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 100 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 569 6 rooms: 1,000 7 rooms: 1,024 8 rooms: 616 9 or more rooms: 442

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookside, Delaware:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 456 4 rooms: 306 5 rooms: 471 6 rooms: 174 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 55
1995 to 1998: 112
1990 to 1994: 148
1980 to 1989: 547
1970 to 1979: 1,752
1960 to 1969: 1,172
1950 to 1959: 1,619
1940 to 1949: 175
1939 or earlier: 70

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brookside:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 69 2 bedrooms: 246 3 bedrooms: 2,658 4 bedrooms: 754 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookside:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 553 2 bedrooms: 670 3 bedrooms: 415 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookside in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 118 1 vehicle: 1,088 2 vehicles: 1,783 3 vehicles: 558 4 vehicles: 195 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Brookside in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 243 1 vehicle: 944 2 vehicles: 406 3 vehicles: 85 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brookside, DE:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 55
$125,000 to $149,999: 164
$150,000 to $174,999: 438
$175,000 to $199,999: 988
$200,000 to $249,999: 1784
$250,000 to $299,999: 214
$300,000 to $399,999: 75
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 14
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brookside rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brookside:

Less than $100: 29 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 46
$200 to $249: 45
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 28
$350 to $399: 26
$400 to $449: 22
$450 to $499: 43
$500 to $549: 44
$550 to $599: 46
$600 to $649: 65
$650 to $699: 122
$700 to $749: 131
$750 to $799: 160
$800 to $899: 474
$900 to $999: 198
$1,000 to $1,249: 99
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 40

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 435 1990 to 1994: 149 1985 to 1989: 172 1980 to 1984: 61 1975 to 1979: 36 1970 to 1974: 60 1970 to 1974: 35 1965 to 1969: 80

Brookside, DE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.3%
Number of people working at home: 214 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 92
5 to 9 minutes: 814
10 to 14 minutes: 1329
15 to 19 minutes: 1290
20 to 24 minutes: 1460
25 to 29 minutes: 501
30 to 34 minutes: 896
35 to 39 minutes: 159
40 to 44 minutes: 179
45 to 59 minutes: 267
60 to 89 minutes: 142
90 or more minutes: 146

Brookside mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,977 (80%)
Carpooled: 905 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 171 (2%)
Railroad: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 148 (2%)
Other means: 29 (0%)
Worked at home: 214 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 344
$10,000 to $14,999: 218
$15,000 to $19,999: 268
$20,000 to $24,999: 280
$25,000 to $29,999: 260
$30,000 to $34,999: 375
$35,000 to $39,999: 299
$40,000 to $44,999: 346
$45,000 to $49,999: 318
$50,000 to $59,999: 803
$60,000 to $74,999: 725
$75,000 to $99,999: 701
$100,000 to $124,999: 336
$125,000 to $149,999: 108
$150,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3124

Irish: 1882

Italian: 1286

German: 1262

English: 999

United States or American: 804

Polish: 599

Scotch-Irish: 283

Scottish: 255

French (except Basque): 253

Subsaharan African:: 167

African: 149

Dutch: 145

Lithuanian: 89

Arab:: 83

Swedish: 83

Greek: 81

Welsh: 72

Ukrainian: 68

Norwegian: 58

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 48

Afghan: 47

British: 41

French Canadian: 40

Pennsylvania German: 37

West Indian: 33

Egyptian: 32

Guyanese: 24

Danish: 23

Iranian: 22

European: 22

Other Arab: 20

Swiss: 19

Russian: 19

Arab/Arabic: 18

Kenyan: 18

Austrian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 14

Hungarian: 14

Scandinavian: 13

Latvian: 12

Czech: 10

Slavic: 9

Australian: 9

Barbadian: 8

Palestinian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Lebanese: 6

Slovak: 6

Canadian: 5

Romanian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (31%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
Other Western Asia (5%)
Poland (4%)
Afghanistan (3%)
India (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7001
Northeast: 3462
Midwest: 565
South: 2356
West: 176

61% of Brookside residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 108
9th grade: 132
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 194
12th grade, no diploma: 131
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,650
Less than 1 year of college: 418
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 644
Associate degree: 232
Bachelor's degree: 639
Master's degree: 97
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 100
9th grade: 123
10th grade: 190
11th grade: 198
12th grade, no diploma: 227
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,759
Less than 1 year of college: 418
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 680
Associate degree: 356
Bachelor's degree: 577
Master's degree: 171
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,405
Black householders: $41,117
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $81,059
Asian householders: $88,868
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $45,136
Some other race householders: $39,898
Two or more races householders: $51,072
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,393

Brookside household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brookside household income for Black householders

Brookside household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Brookside household income for Asian householders

Brookside household income for Some other race householders

Brookside household income for Two or more races householders

Brookside household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brookside marital status for males

Brookside marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $204,568
Black or African American householders: $201,342
Asian householders: $210,451
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $260,929
Some other race householders: $196,029
Two or more races householders: $161,301
Hispanic or Latino householders: $203,809

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,729
One, attached: 555
Two: 19
3 or 4: 249
5 to 9: 169
10 to 19: 744
20 to 49: 112
50 or more: 73

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brookside:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Utility gas (34%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (41%) Electricity (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 232

Here:	13.6%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74

Here:	9.6%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 180

Here:	24.3%
Delaware:	21.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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