Living in Brookhaven School District Area

Living Summary

6,528

households

17,266

Total Population

$101,900

Average House Value

$704

Average Housing Rent

$39,841

Average Household Income

85.36%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,813

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

14 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

32%

Percent Proficient - Math

34%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,528 households are located in Brookhaven School District area. Among them, 2,297 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.27 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,756 and 4,103 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (113) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (276) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Brookhaven School District, Mississippi
Household	6,528
Population	17,266
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,297 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,756
Total Students	4,103
Pre-Kindergarten	229
Kindergarten	179
Grade 1-8	1,985
Grade 9-12	1,047
College/Graduate School	663
Veterans	13,544
Non-citizen	113
Non-English Home Language	276
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

14,185 residents are over the age of 16 and 7,782 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,782 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 7,251 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Brookhaven School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,050	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,527	92.58%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	257	3.65%
Public transportation	73	1.04%
Walked	27	0.38%
Other method	83	1.18%
Worked from home	83	1.18%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,251	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,600	35.86%
Service	1,327	18.30%
Sales and office	1,596	22.01%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	426	5.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,302	17.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,251	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	197	2.72%
Construction	388	5.35%
Manufacturing	336	4.63%
Wholesale trade	246	3.39%
Retail trade	1,135	15.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	417	5.75%
Information	70	0.97%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	299	4.12%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	586	8.08%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,347	32.37%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	684	9.43%
Other services, except public administration	264	3.64%
Public administration	282	3.89%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,251	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,831	80.42%
Government workers	1,172	16.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	248	3.42%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,144 for the 6,528 households in Brookhaven School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $30,482. 14,887 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.36%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,528	-
Less than $10,000	792	12.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	659	10.09%
$15,000 - $24,999	827	12.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	837	12.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	775	11.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	621	9.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	727	11.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	859	13.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	130	1.99%
More than $200,000	301	4.61%
Median Household Income	$39,841	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,144	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,507	-
Less than $10,000	398	8.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	317	7.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	423	9.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	516	11.45%
$35,000 - $49,999	576	12.78%
$50,000 - $74,999	439	9.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	673	14.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	753	16.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	111	2.46%
More than $200,000	301	6.68%

Median Family Income	$51,780	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,410	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,482	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,345	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,345	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,441	-
With health insurance coverage	14,887	85.36%
Public coverage	6,468	37.09%
Private health insurance	10,255	58.80%
Without health insurance coverage	2,554	14.64%

Housing

There are 8,223 housing units in Brookhaven School District area, Mississippi with 6,528 units (79.39%) occupied. 4,607 houses (70.57%) are occupied by owner and 1,921 houses (29.43%) are rented. The average housing value is $101,900 and the average rental cost is $704. 256 houses (3.11%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,010 houses (12.28%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,223	-
Occupied	6,528	79.39%
Owner Occupied	4,607	70.57%
Renter Occupied	1,921	29.43%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,795	70.47%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	28	0.34%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	765	9.30%
Mobile Homes	1,635	19.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,223	-
Built 2014 or later	256	3.11%
Built 2010 - 2013	172	2.09%
Built 2000 - 2009	732	8.90%
Built 1990 - 1999	885	10.76%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,182	14.37%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,717	20.88%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,494	18.17%
Built 1950 - 1959	775	9.42%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,010	12.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,223	-
1 room	89	1.08%
2 rooms	81	0.99%
3 rooms	386	4.69%
4 rooms	1,430	17.39%
5 rooms	2,391	29.08%
6 rooms	1,916	23.30%
7 rooms	1,000	12.16%
8 rooms	348	4.23%
9 rooms or more	582	7.08%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,223	-
no bedroom	115	1.40%
1 bedroom	479	5.83%
2 bedrooms	1,727	21.00%
3 bedrooms	4,730	57.52%
4 bedrooms	1,070	13.01%
5 bedrooms or more	102	1.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,607	-
Less than $50,000	468	10.16%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,786	38.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	981	21.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	447	9.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	566	12.29%
$300,000 - $499,999	224	4.86%
$500,000 - $999,999	86	1.87%
$1,000,000 or more	49	1.06%
Median House Value	$101,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,596	-
Less than $500	343	21.49%
$500 - $999	1,001	62.72%
$1,000 - $1,499	252	15.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$704	-

Demographic

A total of 17,959 people lives in Brookhaven School District area, Mississippi with 8,500 male and 9,459 female. The males to female ratio is 47.33 to 52.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,959	-
Male	8,500	47.33%
Female	9,459	52.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,959	-
Under 5 years	1,184	6.59%
5 - 9 years	1,154	6.43%
10 - 14 years	1,256	6.99%
15 - 19 years	1,110	6.18%
20 - 24 years	1,278	7.12%
25 - 34 years	2,019	11.24%
35 - 44 years	2,429	13.53%
45 - 54 years	2,489	13.86%
55 - 59 years	1,074	5.98%
60 - 64 years	1,070	5.96%
65 - 74 years	1,633	9.09%
75 - 84 years	977	5.44%
85 years and older	286	1.59%
Median Age	37.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,959	-
One Race	17,925	99.81%
White	9,136	50.87%
Black or African American	8,619	47.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.03%
Asian	165	0.92%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	34	0.19%
White and Black or African American	0	0.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%