With 6,212 people, Brookhaven is a city in West Virginia. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 48% more than in West Virginia as a whole. The foreign-born share is 2%. 1,478 more people live here than in 2000. The typical home is worth $261,000, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,438, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brookhaven
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.1% → 40.5%(+25.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$56,106 → $88,438(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
White share98.3% → 87.4%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Brookhaven's population equals 5.8% of Monongalia County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.1% 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)30.9%(92)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.2%(90)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(102)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 298 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
Brookhaven, decade by decade
Brookhaven 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
1990
3,836
$56,106
$142,324
15.1%
4.3
2000
4,734
$58,668
$138,446
25.2%
10.3
2010
5,171
$73,544
$193,344
25.8%
11.9
2020
5,707
$84,305
$242,287
31.9%
23.1
2024
6,212
$88,438
$261,000
40.5%
28.9
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.
