Brookhaven

Population: 11,656
Median household income: $36,269
Median home value: $111,500

Located in Lincoln County, Mississippi, Brookhaven is a community with a population of 11,656. Its median household income of $36,269 runs below the Lincoln County figure of $48,316.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookhaven's population declined 3.8% from 12,115 to 11,656, while its median home value rose 11.2% from $100,300 to $111,500.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $736.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,656
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $36,269
Median home value: $111,500
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 5,594
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,11511,656

Median household income

$32,331$36,269

Median home value

$100,300$111,500

Median gross rent

$720$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,115	$32,331	$100,300	$720
2020	12,045	$31,488	$93,300	$707
2021	11,855	$33,851	$92,900	$695
2022	11,714	$32,869	$110,800	$673
2023	11,656	$36,269	$111,500	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	824	7.1%
5 to 17	1,700	14.6%
18 to 24	653	5.6%
25 to 34	1,528	13.1%
35 to 44	1,488	12.8%
45 to 54	1,419	12.2%
55 to 64	1,786	15.3%
65 to 74	1,235	10.6%
75 and over	1,023	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,976	42.7%
Black or African American	6,283	53.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	102	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	65	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	220	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,143	13.5%
High school graduate	2,749	32.4%
Some college or associate's	2,776	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,196	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	615	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,836	88.7%
Carpooled	272	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	118	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	100	2.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,793	66.1%
15 to 29 min	616	14.6%
30 to 44 min	243	5.8%
45 to 59 min	116	2.7%
60+ min	458	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 27.2% (3,066 of 11,280)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,607	57.3%
Nonfamily households	1,939	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,546	81.3%
Vacant	1,048	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,508	55.2%
Renter-occupied	2,038	44.8%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,811	68.1%
1-unit, attached	113	2.0%
2 to 4 units	591	10.6%
5 to 19 units	339	6.1%
20 or more units	101	1.8%
Mobile home & other	639	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2808820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 31.5806, -90.4434

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