COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookhaven vs Mastic
PLACE A
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mastic, New York
Brookhaven is 47% smaller than Mastic. Mastic earns more, with a median household income $2,992 higher.
BROOKHAVENMASTICDIFFERENCE
Total population8,36215,708−47% vs Mastic
Population density4,8964,068+827
Population growth3.7%-0.5%+4.2 pts
Median age43.732.2+11.5
Male50.5%48.6%+1.9 pts
Female49.5%51.4%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.3%18.0%−14.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%61.2%+27.3 pts
Black6.3%5.4%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%29.6%−27.6 pts
Asian0.3%1.3%−1.0 pts
Other2.8%2.4%+0.4 pts
Median household income$91,042$94,034−$2,992
Per capita income$45,953$37,268+$8,685
Poverty rate4.1%6.6%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.411−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%18.2%+14.8 pts
Graduate degree15.4%4.3%+11.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%10.6%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation70.3%66.7%+3.6 pts
Median home value$284,700$432,500−$147,800
Median gross rent$1,487$2,016−$529
Owner-occupied84.9%85.7%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%5.1%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%57.7%−15.0 pts
Average commute27.233.0−5.8
Worked from home12.0%5.6%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
Uninsured3.1%8.0%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024