Brook Highland, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

8,146

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

6.83% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.64%

5.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,904

8.31% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$427,400

Population & Diversity

Brook Highland, AL is home to a population of 8.15k people, from which 94.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.42% of Brook Highland, AL residents were born outside of the country (686 people).

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.24k people) in Brook Highland, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.69k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 417 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% of Brook Highland, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brook Highland, AL was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brook Highland, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brook Highland, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.24k ± 848
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.69k ± 409
Other (Hispanic)
417 ± 349

6.86%

Hispanic Population

559 people

6.86% of the people in Brook Highland, AL are hispanic (559 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brook Highland, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

8.42%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

686 people

7.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

636 people

As of 2024, 8.42% of Brook Highland, AL residents (686 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brook Highland, AL was 7.55%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brook Highland, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
191 ± 143
Vietnam
79 ± 73

Brook Highland, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brook Highland, AL.

Economy

The economy of Brook Highland, AL employs 5.33k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brook Highland, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,236 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (537 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (530 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($174,408), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($123,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($99,738).

Employment

Occupations

5.33k

2024 Value

± 784

−4.48%

1 Year decline

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brook Highland, AL declined at a rate of −4.48%, from 5.58k employees to 5.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brook Highland, AL, are Management Occupations (769 people), Sales & Related Occupations (711 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (587 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brook Highland, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.33k

2024 Value

± 784

−4.48%

1 Year decline

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brook Highland, AL declined at a rate of −4.48%, from 5.58k employees to 5.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brook Highland, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,236 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (537 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (530 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brook Highland, AL, though some of these residents may live in Brook Highland, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,972

Median earning men ± $6,798

$45,868

Median earning women ± $11,556

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($147,639), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($122,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,891).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($173,553), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,724), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,642).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brook Highland, AL was $427,400 in 2024, which is 1.28 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $401,100 to $427,400, a 6.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Brook Highland, AL is 46.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brook Highland, AL have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brook Highland, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$427,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,889

$1,790

Median Property Taxes

±$385

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brook Highland, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brook Highland, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

46.5%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 46.5% of the housing units in Brook Highland, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brook Highland, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,904

Median Household Income

± $22,040

3.85k

Number of Households

± 599

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.85k households in Brook Highland, AL declined from $79,904 from the previous year's value of $87,143.

The following chart displays the households in Brook Highland, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brook Highland, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.4%)
Worked At Home (18.4%)
Carpooled (7.26%)

In 2024, 73.4% of workers in Brook Highland, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brook Highland, AL have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.01% of the workforce in Brook Highland, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brook Highland, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brook Highland, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brook Highland, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brook Highland, AL (378 out of 8.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brook Highland, AL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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