Brookhaven, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,212
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
1.37% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.5%
3.13% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$88,438
4.09% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$261,000
2.55% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,891
0.823% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Brookhaven, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Brookhaven, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Brookhaven, WV was $261,000, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Brookhaven, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brookhaven, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brookhaven, WV is home to a population of 6.21k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.98% of Brookhaven, WV residents were born outside of the country (123 people).

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.43k people) in Brookhaven, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 238 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 144 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Brookhaven, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brookhaven, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookhaven, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.43k ± 702
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    238 ± 230
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    144 ± 96
5.18%
Hispanic Population
322 people

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.43k people) in Brookhaven, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 238 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 144 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.18% of the people in Brookhaven, WV are hispanic (322 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brookhaven, WV as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    2,277 ± 1,171 people
  2. Mexico
    2,211 ± 1,154 people
  3. Germany
    1,987 ± 1,094 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was India, the natal country of 2,277 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,211 and Germany with 1,987.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.98%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
123 people

As of 2024, 1.98% of Brookhaven, WV residents (123 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 Brookhaven, WV was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    94 ± 54
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    92 ± 60
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    76 ± 75

Brookhaven, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brookhaven, WV employs 2.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brookhaven, WV were Educational Services (523 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (476 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (410 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($117,699), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,548), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,114).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k
2024 Value
± 453
−0.823%
1 Year decline
± 21.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookhaven, WV declined at a rate of −0.823%, from 2.92k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookhaven, WV, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (439 people), Management Occupations (310 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (260 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookhaven, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k
2024 Value
± 453
−0.823%
1 Year decline
± 21.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookhaven, WV declined at a rate of −0.823%, from 2.92k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookhaven, WV, are Educational Services (523 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (476 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (410 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brookhaven, WV, though some of these residents may live in Brookhaven, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$63,583
Median earning men ± $10,318
$45,640
Median earning women ± $6,480

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($135,813), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($119,303), and Public Administration ($111,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($135,104), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,535), and Construction ($45,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.
Y-Axis
0.583%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 690k people employed in West Virginia. This represents a 0.583% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brookhaven, WV was $261,000 in 2024, which is 0.784 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $254,500 to $261,000, a 2.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Brookhaven, WV is 83%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brookhaven, WV have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brookhaven, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$261,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,170
$1,855
Median Property Taxes
±$291

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 Brookhaven, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

83%
Homeownership
2024
63.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83% of the housing units in Brookhaven, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,438
Median Household Income
± $17,860
2.24k
Number of Households
± 352

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.24k households in Brookhaven, WV grew to $88,438 from the previous year's value of $84,962.

The following chart displays the households in Brookhaven, WV 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookhaven, WV is from West Virginia.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.39% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.6%)
  2. Carpooled (14.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (12.5%)

In 2024, 68.6% of workers in Brookhaven, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (12.5%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookhaven, WV have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.796% of the workforce in Brookhaven, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookhaven, WV (649 out of 6.2k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brookhaven, WV is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Brookhaven, WV has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 506 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.34%
Uninsured
54.8%
Employer Coverage
15.5%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
1.07%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brookhaven, WV grew by 11.6% from 4.79% to 5.34%.

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