Moving to Brookhaven, Georgia
About Brookhaven, Georgia

Brookhaven, formerly North Atlanta, is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta that is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. On July 31, 2012, Brookhaven was approved in a referendum to become DeKalb County's 11th city. Incorporation officially took place on December 17, 2012, on which date municipal operations commenced. The new city stretches over 12 square miles (31 km2). With a population of 56,795 as of the 2020 census, it is the second largest city located fully within DeKalb County, behind Stonecrest.
Gender
Gender | Brookhaven | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 51% | 51.4% | 50.8% |
Male | 49% | 48.6% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Brookhaven | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 5% | 6.6% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1.5% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 5.8% | 9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 3.4% | 9.3% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 8.6% | 12.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 14.5% | 17.6% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 17.5% | 14.9% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 10.2% | 6.3% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 23.8% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Brookhaven | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 6% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 8% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 11% | 28% | 27.0% |
Other College | 7% | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 3% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 40% | 20% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 20% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 6% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
Brookhaven Georgia Country
Education
Brookhaven Georgia Country
Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Brookhaven | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 60% | 52.1% | 60.1% |
African American | 11.3% | 31.1% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Asian | 5.1% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 20.9% | 9.6% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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