Brooks County, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Valdosta, GA
Designated Market Area: Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Brooks County, GA [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 16,253 ( 10 from 2010 , 46 from 2020)
Land area: 493.2 square miles
Population density: 33.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,860	54.51%	6.0%
Black:	5,423	33.37%	4.8%
Indian:	70	0.43%	45.8%
Asian:	241	1.48%	330.4%
2+ races:	320	1.97%	114.8%
Hispanic:	1,339	8.24%	57.0%

Total non-White:	7,393	45.49%	8.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	404	12.4
Deaths:	565	17.3
Net Migration:	99	3.0
Net Immigration:	15	0.5

Change in White population:	-565	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	575	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
16,243
9,425	58.02%
5,695	35.06%
48	0.30%
56	0.34%
149	0.92%
853	5.25%
6,818	41.98%

2000
16,450
9,303	56.55%
6,429	39.08%
35	0.21%
39	0.24%
131	0.80%
505	3.07%
7,147	43.45%

1990
15,398
8,689	56.43%
6,386	41.47%
105	0.68%
26	0.17%
n/a
192	1.25%
6,709	43.57%

1980
15,255
8,356	54.78%
6,706	43.96%
18	0.12%
56	0.37%
n/a
114	0.75%
6,899	45.22%

1970
13,739
7,331	53.36%
6,341	46.15%
8	0.06%
15	0.11%
n/a
44	0.32%
6,408	46.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,966	12.0
1,771	10.8
-332	-2.0
123	0.7

122	0.7
-329	-2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
2,121	13.8
1,971	12.8
545	3.5
119	0.8

614	4.0
438	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
2,582	16.9
1,888	12.4
-444	-2.9
n/a

333	2.2
-190	-1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
331	2.4
n/a

1,025	7.5
491	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Brooks County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.6
3,505	21.6%
12,748	78.4%
3,203	19.7%

5,957
2.70

3,597	60.4%
2,579	71.7%
412	11.5%
2,360	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
3,850	23.7%
12,393	76.3%
2,560	15.8%

6,457
2.52

4,379	67.8%
2,980	68.1%
468	10.7%
2,078	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
4,473	27.2%
11,977	72.8%
2,479	15.1%

6,167
2.60

4,430	71.8%
3,050	68.8%
574	13.0%
1,737	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
4,600	29.9%
10,798	70.1%
2,336	15.2%

5,388
2.79

4,049	75.1%
2,915	72.0%
447	11.0%
1,339	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
5,134	33.7%
10,121	66.3%
2,255	14.8%

4,916
3.06

3,875	78.8%
3,033	78.3%
402	10.4%
1,041	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Brooks County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	619	10.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	500	8.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	520	8.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	347	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	343	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	251	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	241	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	279	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	225	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	371	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	692	11.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	566	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	423	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	146	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	176	3.0%
$200,000 or more	258	4.3%

Median Household Income	42,263
Per Capita Income	28,004

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	260	4.4%
Public Assistance	128	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,253	21.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,459	59.9%
Unemployed	317	3.5%
In Armed Forces	7	0.1%

Total Labor Force	5,783	63.5%
Not in Labor Force	3,329	36.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,228	2,270	49.5%
Non-Profit	100	204	32.9%
Self-Employed	642	179	78.2%

Local Government	121	220	35.5%
State Government	154	433	26.2%
Federal Government	50	26	65.8%

Total Private + Self	2,870	2,449	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	425	883	32.5%
Total	3,295	3,332	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	656	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,282	19.3%
Professional, Technical	965	14.6%
Service Occupations	1,520	22.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	207	3.1%
All others	2,204	33.3%

White Collar		43.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,171	17.7%
Health care and social assistance	903	13.6%
Retail trade	601	9.1%
Educational services	588	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	585	8.8%
Other services	485	7.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	452	6.8%
Public administration	420	6.3%
Construction	399	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	220	3.3%
Finance and insurance	198	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	184	2.8%
Wholesale trade	165	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	78	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	75	1.1%
Utilities	62	0.9%
Information	29	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	205	1.26%
Puerto Rican	408	2.51%
Cuban	172	1.06%
Dominican	125	0.77%

Total Central American	251	1.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.15%
Honduran	226	1.39%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	77	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	90	0.55%
Japanese	9	0.06%
Korean	6	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,992	97.5%
Spanish	367	2.4%
German, other Germanic	7	0.0%
Korean	6	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,399	8.6%
Irish	1,395	8.6%
English	1,019	6.3%
German	692	4.3%
Scottish	301	1.8%
Italian	288	1.8%
French	235	1.4%
British	123	0.8%
Eastern European	109	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	102	0.6%
Jamaican	82	0.5%
Polish	75	0.5%
Haitian	72	0.4%
Welsh	69	0.4%
European	66	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,043	98.6%
Not a citizen	232	1.4%

Native	15,844	97.4%
Foreign-born	431	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
739	6.5%	1,258	11.0%	4,246	37.2%	3,508	30.7%	1,114	9.7%	563	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	739	6.5%
9-12 Years	1,258	11.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,246	37.2%
Some College	3,508	30.7%
Bach. Degree	1,114	9.7%
Grad Degree	563	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,392	6,159	233	3.6%	5.4%
1991	6,455	6,232	223	3.5%	5.3%
1992	6,545	6,241	304	4.6%	6.6%
1993	6,610	6,317	293	4.4%	5.7%
1994	6,610	6,363	247	3.7%	5.1%
1995	6,826	6,567	259	3.8%	4.8%
1996	7,017	6,740	277	3.9%	4.6%
1997	7,898	7,505	393	5.0%	4.5%
1998	7,733	7,272	461	6.0%	4.2%
1999	7,731	7,398	333	4.3%	3.8%

2000	7,521	7,177	344	4.6%	3.5%
2001	7,557	7,197	360	4.8%	4.1%
2002	7,867	7,481	386	4.9%	5.3%
2003	8,025	7,735	290	3.6%	5.1%
2004	8,074	7,769	305	3.8%	5.1%
2005	8,304	7,923	381	4.6%	5.7%
2006	8,526	8,148	378	4.4%	5.1%
2007	8,396	8,005	391	4.7%	4.9%
2008	8,374	7,857	517	6.2%	6.8%
2009	8,023	7,302	721	9.0%	10.4%

2010	7,328	6,614	714	9.7%	10.7%
2011	7,053	6,353	700	9.9%	10.1%
2012	6,784	6,172	612	9.0%	9.0%
2013	6,673	6,121	552	8.3%	8.1%
2014	6,619	6,141	478	7.2%	7.1%
2015	6,805	6,386	419	6.2%	6.1%
2016	7,010	6,638	372	5.3%	5.4%
2017	7,109	6,785	324	4.6%	4.8%
2018	6,980	6,700	280	4.0%	4.0%
2019	6,879	6,639	240	3.5%	3.5%

2020	6,842	6,488	354	5.2%	6.5%
2021	6,763	6,508	255	3.8%	3.9%
2022	6,701	6,493	208	3.1%	3.0%
2023	6,598	6,374	224	3.4%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,324
Median Value	$128,400

Occupied	5,957	81.3%
Vacant	1,367	18.7%

Owned	4,068	68.3%
Rented	1,889	31.7%
Median Rent	$738

Single-Family Units	4,458	60.9%
Detached	4,449	60.7%
Attached	9	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	411	5.6%
Mobile Homes	2,144	29.3%

Brooks County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brooks County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Brooks County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brooks County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brooks County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brooks County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Brooks County, GA