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Census Data for Brookhaven

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Brookhaven a population of 55,554 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Brookhaven a population of 49,330 people.

The community of Brookhaven is located in Bibb County. The 2010 Census gave Bibb County; a population of 155,814 people. This means that Brookhaven had 31.66% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people, meaning that Brookhaven had 0.51% of the total population of Georgia.

Bibb County ...

Brookhaven is located in Bibb County<3>.

The county had a population of 155,814 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 49,330 people, Brookhaven represented 31.66% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Bibb County.

Miscellaneous Information for Brookhaven ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Bibb County or the community of Brookhaven:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Brookhaven:
    • GNIS ID for Brookhaven: 1672057
    • GNIS ID for Bibb County: 1672039
    • GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 13 (Georgia)
    • County Code: 021 (Bibb County)
    • Place Code: 10916 (Brookhaven)
    • State & County Code: 13/021 (Georgia / Bibb County)
    • State & Place Code: 13/10916 (Georgia / Brookhaven)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Brookhaven is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Brookhaven.

Footnotes ...

<1>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.