Brookside, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,603

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.5

26.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

26.5%

5.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$59,271

35.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$107,400

Population & Diversity

Brookside, AL is home to a population of 1.6k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.374% of Brookside, AL residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (901 people) in Brookside, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 608 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 80 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Brookside, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brookside, AL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookside, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
901 ± 294
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
608 ± 373
Other (Non-Hispanic)
80 ± 131

0.187%

Hispanic Population

3 people

0.187% of the people in Brookside, AL are hispanic (3 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brookside, 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

0.374%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

0.167%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2024, 0.374% of Brookside, AL residents (6 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 Brookside, AL was 0.167%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
24 ± 27
Gulf War (1990s)
4 ± 15

Brookside, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Brookside, AL employs 624 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brookside, AL were Retail Trade (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (90 people), and Construction (87 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,063), and Manufacturing ($61,316).

Employment

Occupations

624

2024 Value

± 170

27.9%

1 Year growth

± 32.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookside, AL grew at a rate of 27.9%, from 488 employees to 624 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brookside, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (88 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (86 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (53 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brookside, 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

624

2024 Value

± 170

27.9%

1 Year growth

± 32.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brookside, AL grew at a rate of 27.9%, from 488 employees to 624 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brookside, AL, are Retail Trade (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (90 people), and Construction (87 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brookside, AL, though some of these residents may live in Brookside, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,269

Median earning men ± $9,529

$32,348

Median earning women ± $14,329

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($60,855), Retail Trade ($47,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,806).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,563), Retail Trade ($40,366), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brookside, AL was $107,400 in 2024, which is 0.323 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,700 to $107,400, a 1.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Brookside, AL is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brookside, AL have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brookside, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,484

$403

Median Property Taxes

±$116

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 Brookside, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2024

56.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Brookside, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brookside, 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.

$59,271

Median Household Income

± $27,225

585

Number of Households

± 149

In 2024, the median household income of the 585 households in Brookside, AL grew to $59,271 from the previous year's value of $43,750.

The following chart displays the households in Brookside, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookside, 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 (89.1%)
Carpooled (6.29%)
Worked At Home (3.4%)

In 2024, 89.1% of workers in Brookside, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.29%) and those who worked at home (3.4%).

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

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brookside, AL have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Brookside, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brookside, AL (424 out of 1.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brookside, AL is White, followed by Black and Other.

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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