Brookdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), all land.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,724 people, 1,901 households, and 1,239 families residing in the CDP.

There were 2,325 housing units at an average density of 639.0 per square mile (246.7/km2).

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.