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GEOGRAPHY Brookhaven is located at 31°34'54" North, 90°26'34" West (31.581704, -90.442806). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.0 Km&2 (7.3 Mi&2 ). 19.0 km&2 (7.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.27% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 9,861 people, 3,810 households, and 2,480 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 519.4/km&2 (1,345.6/mi&2). There were 4,240 housing units at an average density of 223.3/km&2 (578.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 47.55% White , 50.91% African American , 0.09% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from Other Races , and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,810 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were Married Couples living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,632, and the median income for a family was $30,950. Males had a median income of $28,079 versus $20,047 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $13,695. 26.9% of the population and 23.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 33.8% of those under the age of 18 and 25.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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