MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Brookhaven Micro

Brookhaven, MS · 1 counties · 30,278 residents · 586 sq mi

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Brookhaven is a metro area of 30,278 people. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $43,400. 23.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $18,193 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,278

−9%vs 2000

vs 33,166 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

52 / sq mi

−9%vs 2000

vs 57 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

586 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,901)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(2,631)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(2,376)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(2,640)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,635)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(4,374)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(4,568)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(2,932)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,731)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(2,435)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,566)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(489)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,193

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,134

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,961 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.6%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$259

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.9%(22,866)

Black29.6%(9,807)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(229)

Asian0.2%(81)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.8%(21,128)

Black29.9%(9,056)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(80)

Asian0.3%(80)

Other0%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.6%(196)

Salvadoran0.6%(196)

Mexican0.2%(63)

South American0.1%(31)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Peruvian0%(8)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(105)

Indonesian0%(12)

Cambodian0%(6)

Filipino0%(6)

Ancestry

English8.1%(2,832)

Irish7.3%(2,541)

American7.2%(2,494)

German3.2%(1,117)

Scottish2.3%(813)

Subsaharan African2.2%(766)

French2%(681)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(269)

Dutch0.8%(262)

French Canadian0.4%(147)

Italian0.4%(147)

Arab0.3%(117)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.3%(98)

Syrian0.2%(61)

Welsh0.2%(53)

Palestinian0.1%(48)

Polish0.1%(37)

British0.1%(32)

Swiss0%(16)

Armenian0%(10)

Egyptian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Russian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.0%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 20.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.9%(4,557)

Married52.5%(7,057)

Widowed3.8%(506)

Divorced9.9%(1,325)

Women 15+

Never married31%(4,658)

Married47.5%(7,133)

Widowed10.4%(1,562)

Divorced11%(1,650)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)29.6%(404)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.8%(461)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.3%(386)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(60)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,363 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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