An Allegheny Technologies steel mill, Allegheny Ludlum Brackenridge Works,[4] plays a prominent role in the community, although most of the facility is located in Harrison Township.

[6] The borough's average elevation is 827 feet (252 m) above sea level.

Brackenridge has two land borders with Tarentum to the west and Harrison Township to the north and east.

Across the Allegheny River in Westmoreland County to the south, Brackenridge runs adjacent with Lower Burrell.

34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Brackenridge is within the Highlands School District, which operates Highlands Early Childhood Center, formerly Fairmount Primary School (grades K–2), on the hill section in the borough.