Brookhaven vs Dunwoody

A side-by-side comparison of Brookhaven and Dunwoody: population, income, housing, and more.

Brookhaven and Dunwoody are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brookhaven has the higher population (57,224 vs 51,563 in Dunwoody). Brookhaven has the higher median household income ($117,448 vs $109,116 in Dunwoody). Brookhaven has the higher median home value ($660,300 vs $579,400 in Dunwoody).

Population, income & housing

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
Population	57,224	51,563
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$117,448	$109,116
Median home value	$660,300	$579,400
Median gross rent	$1,789	$1,806
Housing units	27,754	23,588
Homeownership rate	53.4%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.7%	71.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
Population	53,819 → 57,224 (+6.3%)	49,371 → 51,563 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$92,604 → $117,448 (+26.8%)	$96,057 → $109,116 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$484,400 → $660,300 (+36.3%)	$432,900 → $579,400 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,789 (+26.4%)	$1,468 → $1,806 (+23.0%)

Brookhaven

Population

53,81957,224

Median household income

$92,604$117,448

Median home value

$484,400$660,300

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,789

Dunwoody

Population

49,37151,563

Median household income

$96,057$109,116

Median home value

$432,900$579,400

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
Under 5	7.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	20.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	15.8%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.9%
75 and over	4.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	55.1%
Black or African American	13.6%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	15.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
No high school diploma	8.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	8.1%	7.9%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.2%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	32.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
Drove alone	58.7%	56.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	8.6%
Public transit	4.2%	2.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	30.8%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
1-unit, detached	40.4%	43.4%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	14.8%
20 or more units	28.0%	33.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Brookhaven	Dunwoody
Poverty rate	10.2%	6.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1992	1984