Brook Highland

Population: 8,428
Median household income: $87,143
Median home value: $401,100

Brook Highland is a community in Shelby County, Alabama, home to 8,428 residents. The median household income of $87,143 is below the Shelby County median ($93,543).

From 2019 to 2023, Brook Highland's population grew 17.9% from 7,147 to 8,428, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $323,200 to $401,100.

Owners occupy 46.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,428
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $87,143
Median home value: $401,100
Median gross rent: $1,407
Housing units: 3,994
Homeownership rate: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1478,428

Median household income

$57,184$87,143

Median home value

$323,200$401,100

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,407

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,147	$57,184	$323,200	$1,029
2020	7,545	$56,301	$377,000	$1,088
2021	7,754	$72,664	$367,500	$1,144
2022	8,008	$73,941	$417,300	$1,295
2023	8,428	$87,143	$401,100	$1,407

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	354	4.2%
5 to 17	1,150	13.6%
18 to 24	815	9.7%
25 to 34	1,479	17.5%
35 to 44	1,463	17.4%
45 to 54	1,156	13.7%
55 to 64	1,141	13.5%
65 to 74	625	7.4%
75 and over	245	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,371	63.7%
Black or African American	1,678	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	455	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	107	1.3%
Two or more races	398	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	416	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree40.4%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	274	4.5%
High school graduate	647	10.6%
Some college or associate's	1,744	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,466	40.4%
Graduate or professional degree	978	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,018	73.5%
Carpooled	586	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	791	14.5%
Other means	43	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,235	26.4%
15 to 29 min	1,819	38.9%
30 to 44 min	1,002	21.4%
45 to 59 min	317	6.8%
60+ min	304	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 4.9% (414 of 8,428)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,313	59.9%
Nonfamily households	1,549	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,862	96.7%
Vacant	132	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,780	46.1%
Renter-occupied	2,082	53.9%

1-unit, detached29.3%

1-unit, attached19.3%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units32.5%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,170	29.3%
1-unit, attached	769	19.3%
2 to 4 units	184	4.6%
5 to 19 units	1,300	32.5%
20 or more units	531	13.3%
Mobile home & other	40	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0109500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 33.4380, -86.6853