Demographics of Brookhaven city, Georgia

Brookhaven city, Georgia had 59,643 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,887 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brookhaven city, in four figures

59,643
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 57,855 ±101.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +2,887 people.; 34.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $117,663 ±$10,248
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brookhaven city, Georgia's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brookhaven city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Brookhaven city, Georgia's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brookhaven city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	56,756	100.0	100.0
2021	57,052	100.5	100.2
2022	58,022	102.2	100.7
2023	58,311	102.7	101.6
2024	59,558	104.9	102.5
2025	59,643	105.1	103.1

Population of Brookhaven city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	56,756	—
2021	57,052	+296
2022	58,022	+970
2023	58,311	+289
2024	59,558	+1,247
2025	59,643	+85

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±0.7: for men 34.7 ±1.1 and for women 33.7 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brookhaven city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	3,844 ±553	6.6% ±1.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,490 ±1,100	16.4% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,866 ±634	8.4% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,132 ±1,224	36.5% ±2.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,437 ±996	21.5% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,086 ±695	10.5% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $117,663 ±$10,248, and income per person $74,759 ±$3,809, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brookhaven city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,385 ±562	9.8% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,598 ±488	10.7% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,108 ±521	12.8% ±2.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,511 ±324	10.3% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,023 ±548	16.6% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,191 ±313	9.0% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,455 ±538	30.7% ±2.0	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brookhaven city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,870 ±1,414	10.3% ±2.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,108 ±881	15.9% ±6.5	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,968 ±642	8.4% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	794 ±380	9.2% ±4.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brookhaven city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brookhaven city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	27,504 ±854	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.2% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.8% ±1.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.6% ±1.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.4% ±2.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$692,700 ±$24,168	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,882 ±$51	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brookhaven city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,144 ±1,677	21.0% ±2.9	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,077 ±1,351	52.0% ±2.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,265 ±1,374	14.3% ±2.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,310 ±874	7.4% ±1.5	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 125	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	83 to 329	0.1% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,793 ±515	4.8% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brookhaven city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	22,883 ±1,275	39.6% ±2.2	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,128 ±1,307	38.2% ±2.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	610 ±217	1.1% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,234 ±1,311	21.1% ±2.3	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,552 ±678	7.9% ±1.2	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,682 ±1,177	13.3% ±2.0	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Brookhaven city among the places of Georgia

16th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Brookhaven city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mableton city	77,678 ±50
Albany city	67,224 ±35
Alpharetta city	66,855 ±68
Marietta city	62,263 ±89
Stonecrest city	60,501 ±42
Brookhaven city	57,855 ±101
Smyrna city	56,633 ±61
Valdosta city	55,252 ±79
Dunwoody city	51,758 ±87
Gainesville city	45,032 ±55
Newnan city	44,235 ±81

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Brookhaven city, Georgia

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 5 Places in Georgia by median household income
No. 5 Places in Georgia by median rent
No. 5 Places in Georgia by per capita income
No. 10 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 12 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026