City profile · Alabama · Census ACS 2023

Brook Highland, AL

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Brook Highland - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

8,428
Residents
$87,143
Median income
$401,100
Median home
$1,266
Median rent (state)

Brook Highland - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Brook Highland lands in the 68th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

68th
percentile, household income
77th
percentile, home value
42nd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Brook Highland, AL

8,428 people live in Brook Highland, Alabama - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $87,143 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.6%. Home values in Brook Highland run a median of $401,100, and the median resident age is 36.6 years. About 56.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 78.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Alabama run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Alabama scores 88.8 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,266 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $245 across Alabama, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 90.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

8,428 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Alabama

Median Household Income

$87,143 /yr

Poverty 1.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

88.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Alabama average

How does Brook Highland compare to other US cities?

Where Brook Highland sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 68% higher than other cities
Home value 77% pricier than other cities
Median rent 42% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Brook Highland against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Alabama only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Alabama-relative analysis

Median Home Value is Brook Highland's strongest outlier among Alabama cities

Among the 517 Alabama cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Brook Highland ranks #12 - the 98th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Brook Highland only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#56 of 530
89th percentile in Alabama
Median Gross Rent
#39 of 556
76th percentile in Alabama
Median Home Value
#12 of 517
98th percentile in Alabama
Poverty Rate
#495 of 556
11th percentile in Alabama
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#16 of 556
97th percentile in Alabama

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Alabama only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

68thIncome percentile

68th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Brook Highland's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$401,100 23rd percentile more affordable than 23% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Brook Highland $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Brook Highland, AL Brook Highland, AL's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Brook Highland, AL-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Brook Highland, AL median $87,143/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Brook Highland, AL's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Brook Highland, AL. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 56.4%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 78.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
8,428
Median Income
$87,143
Median Home Value
$401,100
Median Age
36.6
Poverty Rate
1.6%
Labor force participation
78.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
56.4%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
73.5%
Carpool
10.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
14.5%
Other
0.8%

Based on 5,468 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Alabama - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$138
avg/month
Natural Gas
$62
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$245
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Alabama state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Alabama state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Brook Highland sits in

Cost of Living Index
88.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,266/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
90.3 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Alabama

Atmore
8,389 people
Arab
8,573 people
Orange Beach
8,244 people
Bay Minette
8,215 people
Guntersville
8,771 people
Andalusia
8,841 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Brook Highland's 8,428 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Edgewood, KY
8,429 people
Northfield, NJ
8,427 people
New Windsor, NY
8,427 people
Corbin, KY
8,430 people
Villanova, PA
8,431 people
Plumas Lake, CA
8,424 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Brook Highland's $87,143 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Johnson, AR
$87,150 median income
Altoona, IA
$87,123 median income
Mammoth Lakes, CA
$87,121 median income
Davie, FL
$87,171 median income
Marion, IA
$87,105 median income
East Dundee, IL
$87,102 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Brook Highland, AL Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Brook Highland, AL - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 63.8% 19.9% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9% White 63.8% Black or African American 19.9% Asian 5.4% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 5.2% Two or more races 5.7% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Brook Highland compares to nearby Alabama cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Brook Highland (this city) 8,428 $87,143
Atmore 8,389 $33,104
Arab 8,573 $60,985
Orange Beach 8,244 $89,034
Census ACS 5-year FIPS AL OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Brook Highland, AL?

What is the population of Brook Highland, AL? +

8,428 people live in Brook Highland, AL according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Brook Highland, AL? +

The median household income in Brook Highland is $87,143 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Brook Highland? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Brook Highland; the closest available measure is the Alabama state average, a cost of living index of 88.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Alabama vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Brook Highland, AL? +

A typical home in Brook Highland is worth $401,100, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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