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.
As is often the case in a small city, Brookhaven doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Brookhaven is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.23% of adults 25 and older 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.
