Brookside

Population: 1,200
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $108,700

Brookside is a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to 1,200 residents. The median household income of $43,750 is below the Jefferson County median ($64,589).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookside's population declined 1.4% from 1,217 to 1,200, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $90,000 to $108,700.

The typical home was built around 1971. 28.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,200
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $108,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 549
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2171,200

Median household income

$38,482$43,750

Median home value

$90,000$108,700

Median gross rent

$651$781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,217	$38,482	$90,000	$651
2020	1,120	$55,000	$91,100	$618
2021	1,252	$62,321	$88,700	$781
2022	1,157	$55,568	$106,900	—
2023	1,200	$43,750	$108,700	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5419.8%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	1.9%
5 to 17	150	12.5%
18 to 24	164	13.7%
25 to 34	166	13.8%
35 to 44	67	5.6%
45 to 54	237	19.8%
55 to 64	219	18.3%
65 to 74	109	9.1%
75 and over	65	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	692	57.7%
Black or African American	500	41.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	15.4%
High school graduate	410	47.5%
Some college or associate's	225	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	83	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	422	89.8%
Carpooled	22	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.0%
Other means	7	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	5.8%
15 to 29 min	219	48.6%
30 to 44 min	138	30.6%
45 to 59 min	47	10.4%
60+ min	21	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 28.0% (336 of 1,198)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	56.3%
Nonfamily households	227	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	520	94.7%
Vacant	29	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	342	65.8%
Renter-occupied	178	34.2%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units22.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	375	68.3%
1-unit, attached	12	2.2%
2 to 4 units	124	22.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0109736
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.6346, -86.9063