Moving to Brookneal, Virginia
Population: 1,259. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,252 (-0.6% change)
Males: 558 (44.3%), Females: 701 (55.7%)
Campbell County
Zip code: 24528
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $25,938
Median house value: $53,900
Population by Race
Races in Brookneal:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.0%)
- Black (34.7%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (7.5%), German (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Italian (1.6%).
Elevation: 560 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brookneal
- High school or higher: 61.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brookneal town
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brookneal:
- HALIFAX-SOUTH BOSTON COMM HOSP (about 20 miles; HALIFAX, VA)
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER (about 29 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA)
- VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSP & LYNCHBURG GENL (about 33 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookneal:
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 26 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 73 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookneal:
- BROOKNEAL/CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 7 miles; BROOKNEAL, VA; Abbreviation: 0V4)
- FALWELL (about 25 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: W24)
- WILLIAM M TUCK (about 26 miles; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Abbreviation: W78)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookneal:
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,557)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 70 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,602)
Public primary/middle school in Brookneal:
- BROOKNEAL ELEM. (Students: 336; Location: 1330 CHARLOTTE STREET; Grades: PK – 05)