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Brookhaven, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Brookhaven is a Census city of 11,650 people across 21.64 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $36,685, 53.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookhaven
What Brookhaven is
- Census place typecity
- Land area21.64 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land538
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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
- Population11,650
- Median age42.5
- Population under 182,518
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,261
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households4,640
- Family households2,752
- Share of households that are families59.3 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$36,685 plus or minus $8,179
- Per capita income$26,706
- Civilian labor force4,614
- Employed4,459
- Unemployed155 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over8,530
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
Housing in Brookhaven
- Housing units5,695
- Occupied units4,640
- Vacant units1,055 plus or minus 288
- Vacancy rate18.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied2,493
- Renter occupied2,147
- Ownership rate53.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,900 plus or minus $37,907
- Median gross rent, monthly$740
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units4,008
- Share single family70.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,088 plus or minus 302
- Share in buildings of two or more19.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes599 plus or minus 223
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute4,229
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,676
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more818 plus or minus 242
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone88.2 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookhaven
SBA loans in Brookhaven (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$12,155,600
- Average approval$607,780
- Median approval$129,850
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,442,950
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported85
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term131 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookhaven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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
Flood risk in Brookhaven
- NFIP communityCity of Brookhaven
- NFIP community number280107
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/03/10
The City of Brookhaven participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280107 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.
Lincoln County, not Brookhaven
Lincoln County context, not Brookhaven figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County810
- Covered employment, Lincoln County12,767
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$46,539
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County10
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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, Mississippi?
11,650, in 4,640 households. Brookhaven city covers 21.64 square miles of land, which is 538 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?
Lincoln 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?
$36,685. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,900. Median gross rent is $740 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?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $12.2 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $129,850. 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 5 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 280107, 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 Lincoln 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.