Humidity & wind
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Population
59,643
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$692,700
Owner-occupied units
Brookhaven, GA
Georgia · 33.863° N, 84.337° W · 12 sq mi
Brookhaven is a city in Georgia, with a population of 59,643 and about 4,871 residents per square mile. The median household earns $117,663 a year, and the median home is worth $692,700.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
12 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,871
People per square mile
Rank by population
#733
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#782
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$117,663
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,882
Per month
Homeownership
52.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.1 min
One way
People
Median age
34.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
70.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
21.1%
Households
24,271
2.36 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 27.1%
Education & health care 18.2%
Finance, insurance & real estate 11.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Georgia
Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Georgia · private sector
Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Georgia
Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Georgia
State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State
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Cities near Brookhaven
- Sandy Springs, GA5 mi · 105,013
- Dunwoody, GA6 mi · 51,792
- Atlanta, GA8 mi · 529,110
- Smyrna, GA10 mi · 57,513
- Roswell, GA12 mi · 91,505
- Marietta, GA13 mi · 63,574
- Johns Creek, GA14 mi · 80,401
- Mableton, GA14 mi · 78,820
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- Petaluma, CA59,688
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- La Mesa, CA59,914
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More in Georgia
- Columbus202,171
- Augusta-Richmond County201,999
- Macon-Bibb County157,556
- Savannah149,440
- Athens-Clarke County128,612
- South Fulton112,820
- Warner Robins87,761
- Alpharetta66,921