Brookhaven.
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Mississippi·Lincoln County
7 tracts·11K people·$122K median·494/mi²
Black 55 · White 42 · Hispanic 1 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 37 · Other 34 · Married couple 29
Retail 33 · Health 28 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 12 · Professional 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 23 · Service 20 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 88 · Carpool 13 · Walk 3 · Work from home 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brookhaven is $121,900 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Brookhaven has 11,650 residents across 3 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 55.3% Black, 41.7% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.6% (Census ACS).
Brookhaven Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (52%); Alexander Junior High is the middle school with reported scores (31%); Brookhaven High School is the high school with reported scores (39%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $740/month, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brookhaven is $36,685 a year, 57% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Brookhaven, median rent is $740/month and the median home value is $121,900 (Census ACS).
Brookhaven reported 2.9 violent crimes and 30.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 62 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brookhaven are tornado (97), strong wind (95) and heat wave (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Brookhaven, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).