City in Lincoln County, Mississippi · 21.6 sq mi · 538 people per sq mi
About 12,000 people live in Brookhaven. The typical household earns $36,685, and the median resident is 42.5 years old.
2026 projection
From 11,659 in 2020
Poverty rate 28.63%
Men 39.5 · Women 44.6
1860–2026
11,649
2026 projection
0.1% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
11,649
2026 projection
0.1% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 11,649 | +3 | 0.03% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,646 | -27 | 0.23% |
| 2024 | 11,673 | +43 | 0.37% |
| 2023 | 11,630 | -15 | 0.13% |
| 2022 | 11,645 | -95 | 0.81% |
| 2021 | 11,740 | +81 | 0.69% |
| 2020 | 11,659 | -290 | 2.43% |
| 2019 | 11,949 | -91 | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 12,040 | -107 | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 12,147 | -43 | 0.35% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 117 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 3 residents
34% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 34% | 41% | 29% |
| Never married | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Divorced | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| Widowed | 10% | 5% | 14% |
| Separated | 2% | 1% | 3% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau