Brooks County, GA Demographic Data
Brooks County, GA Summary
Brooks County is located in Georgia
- Population: 16,066
- Area: 497.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 493.05 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 32.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 145.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brooks County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,105
52%
50.8
Male
7,540
48%
49.2
Total Population
15,645
323,128,000
Brooks County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
909
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
868
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,004
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,136
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
938
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,552
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,837
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,295
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,107
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,129
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,701
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
953
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
216
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,220
78.1%
77.2
Female
6,417
52.5%
51.3
Male
5,803
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,476
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,603
23.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,870
18.3%
15.2
Female
1,655
57.7%
55.8
Male
1,215
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Brooks County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,488
99.0%
96.8
White
9,355
59.8%
72.6
Black or African American
5,611
35.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
14
0.1%
0.8
Asian
129
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
31
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
24
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
74
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
8
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
371
2.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
157
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
878
5.6%
17.8
Mexican
573
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
51
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
247
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,767
94.4%
82.2
Brooks County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
653
6.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,615
15.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,150
38.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,254
20.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
776
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,011
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
331
3.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,268
21.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,522
79.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,342
12.5%
31.2
Brooks County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,615
28.1%
33.7%
Now Married
6,099
47.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,629
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
455
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,066
8.3
5.8%
Brooks County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,739
93.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
997
6.8%
21.6%
Spanish
698
4.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
201
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
55
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
43
0.3%
1.1%
Brooks County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
839
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
513
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,011
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
899
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,103
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
985
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
437
6.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
474
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
150
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
71
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
34,547
57,617
Per capita income
19,665
31,128
Brooks County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
474
8.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
183
3.1%
9.8
Construction
393
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,119
19.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
241
4.1%
6.6
Information
13
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
384
6.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
592
10.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
283
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
495
8.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,159
19.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
351
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
150
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
906
15.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,530
26.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,077
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,493
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
831
14.2%
18.1%
Brooks County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,533
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,477
80.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
580
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17
0.3%
5.1
Walked
40
0.7%
2.7
Other means
64
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
355
6.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.5
26.6
Brooks County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
475
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,085
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,397
37.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,525
23.5%
21.0
Brooks County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,482
84.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,698
72.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,784
27.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,175
15.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Brooks County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,657
1 room
39
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
37
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
656
8.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,232
16.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,896
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,645
21.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,104
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
446
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
602
7.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brooks County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,657
1-unit, detached
4,762
62.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33
0.4%
5.9
2-units
113
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
213
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
133
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
22
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,341
30.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
1
0.0%
0.1
Brooks County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
716
9.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
391
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
653
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
805
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
750
9.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,134
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,741
22.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,333
17.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
117
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.2%
1.4%
Brooks County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
578
8.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
531
8.2%
4.7
Electricity
5,235
80.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
108
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
15
0.2%
1.1
Brooks County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,509
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
26
1.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
1.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
195
7.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
223
8.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
981
39.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,035
41.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
934
37.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
326
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
268
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
238
9.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
738
29.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Brooks County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,446
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
1.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
28
1.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
28
1.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
318
22.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,057
73.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
338
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
166
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
173
12.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
179
12.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
128
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
137
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
623
44.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
378
0.0%
0.0%
Brooks County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,698
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,473
31.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,098
23.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
906
19.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
670
14.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
299
6.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
158
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
59
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
35
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
91,400
205,000