COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookhaven vs Byram
PLACE A
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Byram, Connecticut
Brookhaven is 80% larger than Byram. Byram earns more, with a median household income $8,692 higher.
BROOKHAVENBYRAMDIFFERENCE
Total population8,3624,633+80% vs Byram
Population density4,8965,857−961
Population growth3.7%8.4%−4.7 pts
Median age43.739.7+4.0
Male50.5%45.0%+5.4 pts
Female49.5%55.0%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born3.3%33.8%−30.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%51.8%+36.7 pts
Black6.3%0.4%+5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%40.3%−38.2 pts
Asian0.3%2.5%−2.2 pts
Other2.8%5.0%−2.2 pts
Median household income$91,042$99,734−$8,692
Per capita income$45,953$71,612−$25,659
Poverty rate4.1%3.2%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.577−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%51.6%−18.6 pts
Graduate degree15.4%15.5%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%11.4%−7.9 pts
Labor force participation70.3%71.1%−0.8 pts
Median home value$284,700$838,400−$553,700
Median gross rent$1,487$2,413−$926
Owner-occupied84.9%46.1%+38.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%6.9%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%48.1%−5.4 pts
Average commute27.219.5+7.7
Worked from home12.0%15.2%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%2.8%−2.4 pts
Uninsured3.1%13.1%−10.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024