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Brookhaven, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Brookhaven is a Census city of 57,855 people across 12.24 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $117,663, 52.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 47 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookhaven
What Brookhaven is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.24 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,726
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
How many people live in Brookhaven
- Population57,855
- Median age34.1
- Population under 1813,334
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over6,086
- Share 65 and over10.5 percent
- Households24,271
- Family households12,323
- Share of households that are families50.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
Income and work in Brookhaven
- Median household income$117,663
- Per capita income$74,759
- Civilian labor force35,055
- Employed33,929
- Unemployed1,126 plus or minus 324
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over39,655
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree31.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
Housing in Brookhaven
- Housing units27,504
- Occupied units24,271
- Vacant units3,233
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent
- Owner occupied12,768
- Renter occupied11,503
- Ownership rate52.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$692,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,882
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units13,405
- Share single family48.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,099
- Share in buildings of two or more51.3 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
How Brookhaven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,056
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,051
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent
- Drove alone55.6 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport3.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home29.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
SBA loans in Brookhaven (7(a))
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$18,212,900
- Average approval$387,509
- Median approval$303,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$882,000
- Largest approval$2,285,000
- Jobs supported501
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full6
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.4 percent
- Share to franchises21.3 percent
- Distinct lenders28
- Distinct industries by NAICS32
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookhaven
SBA loans in Brookhaven (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,611,000
- Average approval$870,333
- Median approval$930,000
- Largest approval$1,335,000
- Jobs supported51
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookhaven
Flood risk in Brookhaven
- NFIP communityCity of Brookhaven
- NFIP community number135175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/19
The City of Brookhaven participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 135175 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DeKalb County, not Brookhaven
DeKalb County context, not Brookhaven figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County18,258
- Covered employment, DeKalb County310,019
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$76,011
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County1,238
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookhaven.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brookhaven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookhaven, Georgia?
57,855, in 24,271 households. Brookhaven city covers 12.24 square miles of land, which is 4,726 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookhaven in?
DeKalb County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brookhaven?
$117,663. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $692,700. Median gross rent is $1,882 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brookhaven businesses?
47 7(a) approvals totaling $18.2 m since FY2020, across 28 lenders, median approval $303,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brookhaven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brookhaven. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brookhaven in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brookhaven appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brookhaven, city of, community 135175, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brookhaven figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brookhaven.
Is zoning published for Brookhaven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.