Population 579 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Brookside
Household size in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.82 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.76 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.33 | 2.79 | 2.76 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.44 | −0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Brookside is a place of big households: 3.33 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.89, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.1 | 38.0 | 39.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.8 | 38.7 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.5 | 39.8 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.0 | 40.4 | 40.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.1 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +2.3 |
Brookside is young: half of its residents are under 35.0, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 0.4% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.8% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in twelve households in Brookside (9.0%), below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Brookside
Renters in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.6% | 47.1% | 33.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 48.7% | 35.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.8% | 48.8% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 48.6% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | +1.5 pts | +3.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 8.1% of households in Brookside rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About one in six owners (16.7%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.3% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.0 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.6% of homes in Brookside are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1957 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1959 | 1958 | 1966 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1968 | 1959 | 1967 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1962 | 1969 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Brookside was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in the New York area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1962.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,875 | $1,268 | $1,246 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,398 | $1,377 | $1,324 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,992 | $1,645 | $1,522 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $3,501 | $2,060 | $1,896 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,626 | +$792 | +$651 | +$606 |
The median renter in Brookside pays $3,501 a month for rent and utilities, well above the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 22.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Brookside
Bachelor's degrees in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.6% | 35.0% | 34.7% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 69.7% | 36.7% | 36.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 67.8% | 39.9% | 39.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 79.5% | 43.6% | 43.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | +8.6 pts | +8.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Brookside is highly educated: about eight in ten adults 25 and older (79.5%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 97.6% | 83.7% | 87.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 99.0% | 84.6% | 88.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 96.9% | 86.2% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 100.0% | 86.9% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Brookside: 100.0% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Brookside
| Period | Brookside | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.8% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.0% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.3% | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Brookside runs below the national rate: 4.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Brookside compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside | 3.33 | 35.0 | 9.0% | 8.1% | 3.6% | 1977 | $3,501 | 79.5% | 100.0% | 4.3% |
| Mendham | 2.68 | 48.0 | 7.6% | 10.3% | 5.3% | 1974 | $2,723 | 78.1% | 98.1% | 3.2% |
| Randolph | 3.00 | 39.8 | 6.9% | 22.3% | 3.8% | 1979 | $1,750 | 68.2% | 95.1% | 4.7% |
| Morristown | 2.53 | 41.1 | 9.2% | 37.2% | 4.1% | 1972 | $2,544 | 65.3% | 93.7% | 4.5% |
| Chester | 2.96 | 44.4 | 4.5% | 9.3% | 4.4% | 1978 | $1,991 | 68.6% | 98.5% | 7.0% |
| Bernardsville | 2.94 | 41.6 | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 1961 | $2,257 | 75.6% | 97.6% | 4.5% |
| Mine Hill | 2.72 | 42.7 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 5.2% | 1968 | $1,806 | 46.2% | 95.7% | 4.6% |
| Victory Gardens | 2.60 | 42.0 | 16.7% | 66.6% | 6.1% | 1972 | $1,518 | 15.1% | 74.5% | 6.7% |
| Succasunna | 2.97 | 44.8 | 8.8% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1969 | $2,490 | 50.7% | 96.6% | 4.3% |
| Morris Plains | 2.57 | 44.2 | 3.5% | 26.1% | 3.7% | 1969 | $2,509 | 67.0% | 96.1% | 5.5% |
| Madisonville | 2.46 | 50.4 | 4.0% | 29.2% | 1.8% | 1969 | $869 | 69.5% | 93.4% | 6.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Brookside. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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