What percentage of people rent in Brookhaven, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Brookhaven, MS, 2020–2024
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46.3% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Brookhaven, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,147 renting households against 2,493 that own their home.

In Brookhaven, the share of households that rent went from 36.2% in 2015–2019 to 46.3% in 2020–2024 (+10.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.3% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 2,147 (±290)
Median renter income: $21,399 (±$5,015)

Who rents and who owns in Brookhaven

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brookhaven	Lincoln County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.3% (±5.6 points)	25.1% (±2.7 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,147 (±290)	3,299 (±388)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,493 (±322)	9,859 (±399)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,399 (±$5,015)	$26,740 (±$6,341)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,843 (±$6,596)	$62,848 (±$5,165)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Brookhaven, the renter share is higher than in Lincoln County (25.1%).

It is also higher than in Mississippi (30.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 72 of 335.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Brookhaven has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.2% (±5.8 points)	46.3% (±5.6 points)	+10.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$720 (±$29)	$740 (±$103)	+2.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$32,331 (±$5,659)	$36,685 (±$8,179)	+13.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Brookhaven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookhaven
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brookhaven	—	46.3% (±5.6 points)	—
Wesson	8.7 mi	39.7% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Beauregard	10 mi	40.8% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Monticello	19 mi	38.0% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hazlehurst	20 mi	39.7% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Summit	21 mi	46.9% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
McComb	23 mi	52.1% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bude	25 mi	42.4% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	26 mi	56.7% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Brookhaven

How many renters are there in Brookhaven?

Brookhaven has an estimated 2,147 (±290) renting households, 46.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brookhaven?

In Brookhaven, the share of households that rent went from 36.2% in 2015–2019 to 46.3% in 2020–2024 (+10.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Brookhaven?

A renting household in Brookhaven has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brookhaven?

The median renting household in Brookhaven, MS has an income of $21,399 (±$5,015) a year, against $51,843 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Brookhaven city, Mississippi (place:08820, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.