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Brookhaven, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 9,861. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,907 (+0.5% change)
Males: 4,450 (45.1%), Females: 5,411 (54.9%)

Lincoln County

Zip codes: 39601.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $24,632
Median house value: $63,700

Population by Race

Races in Brookhaven:

  • Black (50.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (10.3%), Irish (6.0%), English (5.5%), German (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), French (1.8%).

Elevation: 487 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brookhaven

  • High school or higher: 67.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookhaven city

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 47.6%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -581 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Brookhaven:

  • KING’S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (P O BOX 948/427 HIGHWAY 51 NORTH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brookhaven:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookhaven:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 59 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 78 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brookhaven:

  • BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 4 miles; BROOKHAVEN, MS; Abbreviation: 1R7)
  • COPIAH COUNTY (about 23 miles; CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS; Abbreviation: M11)
  • MC COMB/PIKE COUNTY/JOHN E LEWIS FIELD (about 29 miles; MC COMB, MS; Abbreviation: MCB)

Amtrak station:
BROOKHAVEN (RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookhaven:

  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 85 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)

Schools

Public high schools in Brookhaven:

  • BROOKHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 783; Location: 443 E MONTICELLO STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MS SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Students: 51; Location: 308 WEST CHEROKEE STREET; Grades: 11 – 12)
  • BROOKHAVEN TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 325 EAST COURT ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Brookhaven:

  • BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY INC (Students: 556; Location: P O DRAWER 3339; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Brookhaven:

  • LOYD STAR SCHOOL (Students: 954; Location: 1180 HWY 550 NW; Grades: KG – 12)
  • MAMIE MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 724; Location: 420 VIVIAN MERRITT STREET; Grades: KG – 02)
  • ENTERPRISE SCHOOL (Students: 719; Location: 1601 HWY 583 SE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • WEST LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 636; Location: 948 JACKSON LIBERTY DRIVE SW; Grades: KG – 12)
  • LIPSEY SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location: 412 DRURY LANE; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • ALEXANDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 489; Location: 713 BEAUREGARD STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 300 S CHURCH STREET; Grades: 02 – 04)
  • EVA HARRIS SCHOOL (Location: 900 LEWIS DRIVE; Grades: 04 – 12)
  • MULLINS SCHOOL (Location: 413 S. HAMILTON STREET; Grades: 02 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Brookhaven:

  • LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-FRANKLIN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $635,451; Location: 100 SOUTH JACKSON STREET; 102,433 books; 1,031 audio materials; 2,060 video materials; 208 serial subscriptions)

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