Demographics of Brookhaven city, Mississippi

Brookhaven city, Mississippi had 11,646 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −13 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

11,646
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,650 ±40.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −13 people.; 42.5 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,685 ±$8,179
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, Mississippi's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brookhaven city, Mississippi'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Brookhaven city, Mississippi's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brookhaven city, Mississippi'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	11,659	100.0	100.0
2021	11,740	100.7	100.2
2022	11,645	99.9	100.7
2023	11,630	99.8	101.6
2024	11,673	100.1	102.5
2025	11,646	99.9	103.1

Population of Brookhaven city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,659	—
2021	11,740	+81
2022	11,645	−95
2023	11,630	−15
2024	11,673	+43
2025	11,646	−27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±1.9: for men 39.5 ±5.9 and for women 44.6 ±3.8. 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	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	757 ±166	6.5% ±1.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,761 ±266	15.1% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	602 ±204	5.2% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,208 ±504	27.5% ±4.3	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,061 ±438	26.3% ±3.8	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,261 ±310	19.4% ±2.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,685 ±$8,179, and income per person $26,706 ±$3,291, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi 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	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,696 ±357	36.6% ±7.3	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,072 ±258	23.1% ±5.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	467 ±202	10.1% ±4.3	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	398 ±172	8.6% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	480 ±198	10.3% ±4.2	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	296 ±125	6.4% ±2.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	83 to 379	1.8% to 8.2%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	Mississippi	United States
All ages	3,232 ±614	28.6% ±5.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	965 ±275	38.6% ±8.4	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,496 ±424	25.6% ±6.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	771 ±272	26.2% ±8.3	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brookhaven city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brookhaven city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,695 ±336	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.5% ±2.6	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.5% ±4.9	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.7% ±5.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.3% ±5.4	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,900 ±$37,907	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$740 ±$103	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	1986 ±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	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	38 to 300	0.3% to 2.6%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,857 ±591	41.7% ±5.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,441 ±562	55.3% ±4.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 173	0% to 1.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11 to 155	0.1% to 1.3%	3.0% ±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	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	9,944 ±406	85.4% ±3.5	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,557 ±388	13.4% ±3.3	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 38	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26 to 244	0.2% to 2.1%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 85	0% to 0.7%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 195	0% to 1.7%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Brookhaven city among the places of Mississippi

36th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Brookhaven city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Byram city	12,799 ±22
Grenada city	12,375 ±21
McComb city	12,049 ±23
Moss Point city	11,957 ±27
Picayune city	11,900 ±33
Brookhaven city	11,650 ±40
Petal city	11,294 ±37
Canton city	10,811 ±46
Cleveland city	10,623 ±26
Flowood city	10,587 ±42
Yazoo City city	10,219 ±18

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026