Brookhaven City, Mississippi


Brookhaven City, Lincoln County, Mississippi is a city located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 9861 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13296, It is Mississippi's 38th largest by population . The city extends throughout a territory of 7.35 square miles (19.04 square kilometre ), of which, 7.33 square miles (18.98 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 80th largest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 9861 people, 3810 households, and 2481 families residing in the city. The population density was 1345.6 people per square mile (519.54/kmē), making its Mississippi's 47th most densely populated city. There were 4240 housing units at an average density of 578.4 per square mile (223.32/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.1. Age range in the city was well distributed with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males. The median age is 37.1 years, The median age of males and females living in Brookhaven City was 34.1 and 39.5 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 4689 White, 5020 Black or African American, 9 American Indian, 60 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 65 from two or more races and 18 Ohter races.

Brookhaven city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Brookhaven city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Brookhaven City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $24632, it is the 191st wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $30950, it is the 180th wealthiest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13695, making it the 165th wealthiest city by per capita income among the Mississippi. The median income is $16383, Males had a median income of $22002 versus $12224 for females.

In 2000, 2483 pupils and students, of which 1095 are male and 1388 are female, 25.18% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 222 nursery or pri school, 109 kindergarten, 1266 elementary school, 599 high school and 287 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census9861
April 2000 Estimate12992
July 2000 Estimate12963
July 2001 Estimate12884
July 2002 Estimate12902
July 2003 Estimate12895
July 2004 Estimate12896
July 2005 Estimate12967
July 2006 Estimate13107
July 2007 Estimate13181
July 2008 Estimate13296
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school114108222
Kindergarten5851109
Elementary school5557111266
High school223376599
College or graduate school145142287
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Brookhaven city, Mississippi$24632$30950$13695
Lincoln County, Mississippi$27279$33552$13961
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587