Brook Highland is a city of 8,146 people in Alabama. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. There are 2,955 people per square mile. Households here earn about 25% more than in Alabama as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of residents.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,904, near the US median
Brook Highland's population equals 3.5% of Shelby County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)62.6%(191)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.1%(95)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(102)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 305 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brook Highland, decade by decade
Brook Highland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
6,746
$82,306
$554,569
57.7%
59.2
2020
7,406
$68,239
$456,939
55.6%
69.0
2024
8,146
$79,904
$427,400
61.2%
66.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
