COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookhaven vs McComb
PLACE A
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
McComb, Mississippi
Brookhaven is 29% smaller than McComb. Brookhaven earns more, with a median household income $50,335 higher. Brookhaven has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
BROOKHAVENMCCOMBDIFFERENCE
Total population8,36211,697−29% vs McComb
Population density4,896993+3,903
Population growth3.7%-2.9%+6.6 pts
Median age43.736.3+7.4
Male50.5%42.2%+8.3 pts
Female49.5%57.8%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born3.3%0.9%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%23.4%+65.1 pts
Black6.3%72.0%−65.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%2.6%−0.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.5%−0.1 pts
Other2.8%1.5%+1.3 pts
Median household income$91,042$40,707+$50,335
Per capita income$45,953$20,996+$24,957
Poverty rate4.1%27.1%−23.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.439−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%14.6%+18.4 pts
Graduate degree15.4%5.7%+9.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.6%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation70.3%50.4%+19.9 pts
Median home value$284,700$98,700+$186,000
Median gross rent$1,487$873+$614
Owner-occupied84.9%47.9%+37.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%21.4%−17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%40.5%+2.2 pts
Average commute27.221.2+6.1
Worked from home12.0%1.1%+11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.1%15.0%−11.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025