Brookhaven is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,300 at the 2020 census. with an average elevation of <span style="white-space:nowrap">98 feet (30 m)</span> above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and 0.59% is water.
Demographics
As of Census 2010, the racial makeup of the borough was 92.4% White, 3.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population [http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table].
As of the census and the median income for a family was $58,271. Males had a median income of $40,158 versus $32,155 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,706 (compared with $21,587 nationally). About 1.6% of families and 4.28% and was anchored by one of the first Giant stores in the Philadelphia area (now closed).
Transportation
As of 2008, there were of public roads in Brookhaven, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough.
Pennsylvania Route 352 is the only numbered highway serving Brookhaven. It follows Edgmont Avenue along a southeast-to-northwest alignment though the central portion of the borough.
Brookhaven is approximately 15 minutes away from South Philadelphia and 20 minutes from Wilmington, Delaware.
Education
Brookhaven is a part of the Penn-Delco School District. It is also home to Coebourn Elementary School.
Our Lady of Charity School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia was in Brookhaven. It closed in 2011 due to a decrease in the number of students. During the 2010-2011 school year, it had 176 students, along with 89 prospective students for the 2011-2012 school year who did not arrive. The Delco Times stated that had the school remained open, it would have had to reduce enrichment services. At least one grade level would have had an enrollment under five. The average class size would have been nine.