Brooksville is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 9,513 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Brooksville is the 224th largest community in Florida.Brooksville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.72% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brooksville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brooksville who work in office and administrative support (16.69%), sales jobs (10.67%), and healthcare suport services (9.78%). Brooksville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The education level of Brooksville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.57% of adults in Brooksville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Brooksville in 2022 was $32,758, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,032 for a family of four. However, Brooksville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brooksville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brooksville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brooksville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Brooksville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brooksville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Brooksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
