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Brookside, Alabama, in Jefferson county, is 10 miles NW of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center) and 146 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. The town is considered part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. Brookside has a population of 1,393.
In Brookside, about 54% of adults are married.
In 2000, Brookside had a median family income of $34,821.
The streets of Brookside are considered safe by both national and state standards.
About 76% of housing units in Brookside are owner-occupied. People in the town pay more in property taxes per residence than in most communities in the state.
In Brookside, 97% of commuters drive to work.
Brookside strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Brookside to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Racial Diversity |  |  |
| Children Under 5 Years Old |  | |
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| Well-Paid Single Men |  | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Average Household Size |  | |
| Portion of People Married | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | |  |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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