Brookhaven

Population & Demographics

Brookhaven, GA

Brookhaven is home to 57,855 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,625 resident workers commute each day.

GeorgiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
57,855
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Population

57,855 residents

Median age 34.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Brookhaven population & demographics

Who lives in Brookhaven — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
57,855
Median age
34.1yrs
Median household income
$117,663
Median home value
$692,700
Median gross rent
$1,882/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
70.9%
Poverty rate
10.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Brookhaven

How Brookhaven breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White52.0%
Hispanic or Latino21.0%
Black14.3%
Asian7.4%
Two or more races4.8%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Brookhaven

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Brookhaven.

Brookhaven at a glance
Employed Residents
26,625
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
29.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Atlanta
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Brookhaven proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Brookhaven commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

57 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Brookhaven

26,625 commutes, one dot at a time

Brookhaven

Where 26,625 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Brookhaven, by worker count.

1Atlanta8.2 mi8,879
2Sandy Springs5.3 mi2,478
3Brookhaven0.0 mi1,467
4Alpharetta14.6 mi1,031
5Dunwoody5.4 mi833
6Chamblee2.2 mi593
7Peachtree Corners8.9 mi559
8Roswell11.8 mi434

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Brookhaven.

1Atlanta8.2 mi3,954
2Brookhaven0.0 mi1,467
3Sandy Springs5.3 mi1,086
4Roswell11.8 mi718
5Johns Creek14.2 mi632
6South Fulton20.9 mi599
7Dunwoody5.4 mi568
8Alpharetta14.6 mi558

Top industries

The sectors that employ Brookhaven’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services14.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services13.5%
INInformation12.1%
RTRetail Trade9.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.1%
FIFinance and Insurance4.6%
EDEducational Services4.2%
WSWholesale Trade3.8%
Connectivity

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