Brooksville, FL Population

Overview

8,735

Total Population

50.6

Median age

54.78%

Female population %

82.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

75.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,35

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brooksville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brooksville is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brooksville's population under 18 was 17.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brooksville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brooksville, 13.71% were under the age of 15, 20.02% aged 15 to 29, 36.98% aged 30 to 64, 26.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 835 more females than males in Brooksville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.78% females and 45.22% males in Brooksville, FL.
The Brooksville, FL gender ratio is 82.5:100 i.e. 82.5 men to 100 women (0.825).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 388.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 478.

Brooksville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brooksville population: 75.07% are White, 12.60% are Black or African American, 0.15% are Asian, 2.54% are some other race and 9.64% are multiracial.
Brooksville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,385 (84.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brooksville is White with a population of 6,557 (75.07% of the total population).

Brooksville's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 9,513 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Brooksville's population increased by 338 (4.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brooksville's population increased by 1,214 (15.70%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brooksville's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,396.