COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookhaven vs Carneys Point
PLACE A
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Carneys Point, New Jersey
Brookhaven and Carneys Point are close in size. Brookhaven earns more, with a median household income $13,769 higher.
BROOKHAVENCARNEYS POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population8,3628,050+4% vs Carneys Point
Population density4,896961+3,935
Population growth3.7%6.2%−2.5 pts
Median age43.743.9−0.2
Male50.5%51.0%−0.5 pts
Female49.5%49.0%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.3%4.7%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%58.1%+30.4 pts
Black6.3%19.6%−13.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%15.3%−13.2 pts
Asian0.3%2.8%−2.5 pts
Other2.8%4.2%−1.4 pts
Median household income$91,042$77,273+$13,769
Per capita income$45,953$35,899+$10,054
Poverty rate4.1%11.4%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.366−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%18.3%+14.8 pts
Graduate degree15.4%4.1%+11.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%7.8%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation70.3%64.2%+6.2 pts
Median home value$284,700$193,300+$91,400
Median gross rent$1,487$1,434+$53
Owner-occupied84.9%59.0%+25.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%10.3%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%45.3%−2.6 pts
Average commute27.226.0+1.2
Worked from home12.0%10.9%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.1%4.5%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024