Brookhaven

Population: 57,224
Median household income: $117,448
Median home value: $660,300

Brookhaven, a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, has 57,224 residents. Its median household income of $117,448 runs above the DeKalb County figure of $77,683.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookhaven's population grew 6.3% from 53,819 to 57,224, while its median home value rose 36.3% from $484,400 to $660,300.

The typical home was built around 1992. 10.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,224
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $117,448
Median home value: $660,300
Median gross rent: $1,789
Housing units: 27,754
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,819	$92,604	$484,400	$1,415
2020	54,727	$101,607	$524,800	$1,444
2021	54,902	$105,464	$548,600	$1,511
2022	56,848	$114,570	$626,800	$1,711
2023	57,224	$117,448	$660,300	$1,789

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3420.4%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,382	7.7%
5 to 17	8,729	15.3%
18 to 24	4,271	7.5%
25 to 34	11,702	20.4%
35 to 44	9,040	15.8%
45 to 54	6,525	11.4%
55 to 64	6,390	11.2%
65 to 74	3,767	6.6%
75 and over	2,418	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,799	53.8%
Black or African American	7,763	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	0.2%
Asian	4,078	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	161	0.3%
Two or more races	2,516	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,809	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate8.1%

Some college or associate's12.0%

Bachelor's degree40.2%

Graduate or professional degree31.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,270	8.2%
High school graduate	3,229	8.1%
Some college or associate's	4,790	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	16,002	40.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12,551	31.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone58.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit4.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home27.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,954	58.7%
Carpooled	2,301	7.1%
Public transit	1,355	4.2%
Walked	349	1.1%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	8,860	27.4%
Other means	478	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,029	17.2%
15 to 29 min	11,824	50.4%
30 to 44 min	5,454	23.3%
45 to 59 min	1,053	4.5%
60+ min	1,097	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 10.2% (5,756 of 56,478)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,356	50.5%
Nonfamily households	12,111	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,467	88.2%
Vacant	3,287	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,054	53.4%
Renter-occupied	11,413	46.6%

1-unit, detached40.4%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units17.1%

20 or more units28.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,222	40.4%
1-unit, attached	2,903	10.5%
2 to 4 units	1,115	4.0%
5 to 19 units	4,756	17.1%
20 or more units	7,758	28.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1310944
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 33.8631, -84.3375