Brookside, AL

Census Place

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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
1.2% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
624
27.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Brookside, AL 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.

99.8% of the residents in Brookside, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Brookside, AL was $107,400, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Brookside, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Brookside, AL was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brookside, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    901 ± 294
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    608 ± 373
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    80 ± 131
0.187%
Hispanic Population
3 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    24 ± 27
  2. 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.

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% 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 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Brookside, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.
Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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%.

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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.
$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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brookside, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89.1%)
  2. Carpooled (6.29%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

86% of the population of Brookside, AL has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 32.8% on Medicaid, 9.61% on Medicare, 5.99% on non-group plans, and 0.686% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.1% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

14%
Uninsured
37%
Employer Coverage
32.8%
Medicaid
9.61%
Medicare
5.99%
Non-Group
0.686%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brookside, AL declined by 26.5% from 19% to 14%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brookside, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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