Brookhaven is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 11,654 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Brookhaven is the 37th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Brookhaven isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brookhaven are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brookhaven is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brookhaven who work in sales jobs (12.20%), office and administrative support (10.56%), and teaching (9.33%). One of the benefits of Brookhaven is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.42 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Brookhaven is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Brookhaven overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Brookhaven, 21.34% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Brookhaven in 2022 was $26,706, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,824 for a family of four. However, Brookhaven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brookhaven is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brookhaven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brookhaven residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Brookhaven include Irish, African, English, Scottish, and German. The most common language spoken in Brookhaven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Asian languages and Spanish.
