Brookhaven Demographics

PopulationBrookhaven city, MississippiMississippi
Total Population9,8612,844,658
Male45.1%48.3%
Female54.9%51.7%
18 years and over73.7%72.7%
65 years and over18.4%12.1%
Married Persons47.6%51.4%
Single Persons52.4%48.6%
Median Age37.133.8
Average Family Size3.103.14
Ethnicity
White47.9%61.9%
Black or African American51.4%36.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%0.7%
Asian0.7%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other0.4%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)0.8%1.4%
Housing CharacteristicsBrookhaven city, MississippiMississippi
Total Housing Units4,3041,161,953
Median Home Cost$63,700$71,400
Number of Households3,8101,046,434
Persons per Household2.442.63
Economic CharacteristicsBrookhaven city, MississippiMississippi
Median Household Income$24,632$31,330
Per Capita Income$13,695$15,853
In Labor Force51.1%59.4%
Families below poverty level23.3%16.0%
Education CharacteristicsBrookhaven city, MississippiMississippi
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment1,266363,300
High School Enrollment599172,164
College or Graduate School287152,997
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate20.6%29.4%
Associates Degree5.6%5.7%
Bachelor's Degree10.6%11.1%
Graduate or Professional Degree7.2%5.8%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census