Brookhaven is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 11,608 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Brookhaven is the 37th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brookhaven is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 management occupations (12.99%), sales jobs (12.67%), and teaching (10.30%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brookhaven spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Brookhaven does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Brookhaven who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.23% of the adults in Brookhaven have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Brookhaven in 2022 was $23,894, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,576 for a family of four. However, Brookhaven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brookhaven also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.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, English, German, Scots-Irish, and British. The most common language spoken in Brookhaven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Other Asian languages.
