| Official Name: | Brookdale, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Orangeburg |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.43 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3845 |
| Population Density Km2: | 407.65 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 213 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5119°N -80.8361°W |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation M: | 65 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-09527[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1242535[2] |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1055.74 |
Brookdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,724 at the 2000 census.
Brookdale is located at 33.5119°N -80.8361°W (33.511971, -80.836058).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6sqmi, all land.
| White alone (NH) | 43 | 35 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 48 | 0.91% | 0.72% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.25% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4,620 | 4,752 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3,681 | 97.80% | 97.52% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 95.73% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 8 | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8 | 0.17% | 0.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.21% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 4 | 11 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.08% | 0.23% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7 | 0.02% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.18% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.21% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 18 | 36 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 66 | 0.38% | 0.74% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.72% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 30 | 34 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 25 | 0.64% | 0.70% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.65% | |
| Total | 4,724 | 4,873 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3,845 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,724 people, 1,901 households, and 1,239 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1298.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,325 housing units at an average density of 639sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.05% African American, 0.95% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 1,901 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.7% were married couples living together, 33.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,984, and the median income for a family was $27,128. Males had a median income of $25,857 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,852. About 28.9% of families and 32.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.7% of those under age 18 and 29.1% of those age 65 or over.