Brewton, Georgia
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Males: 1,633 | (48.6%) |
Females: 1,725 | (51.4%) |
Median resident age: | 34.2 years |
Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 31027
Brewton: | $45,192 |
GA: | $66,559 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $25,943 (it was $17,723 in 2000)
Brewton CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $110,411 (it was $51,500 in 2000)
Brewton: | $110,411 |
GA: | $249,700 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brewton, GA
- 1,99862.8%White alone
- 1,09234.3%Black alone
- 451.4%Hispanic
- 270.8%Two or more races
- 120.4%American Indian alone
- 30.09%Asian alone
- 20.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.03%Other race alone
Races in Brewton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 240 feet
Land area: 105.4 square miles.
Population density: 32 people per square mile (very low).
Brewton CCD: | 0.8% ($402) |
Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (51.3 miles , pop. 97,255).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (121.3 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (664.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 32.62 N, Longitude: 82.81 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 478
Here: | 4.8% |
Georgia: | 3.3% |
- Textile mills & textile products (10.3%)
- Construction (10.0%)
- Health care (9.3%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Public administration (6.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Construction (18.8%)
- Textile mills & textile products (11.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.2%)
- Health care (6.2%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (4.9%)
- Health care (12.8%)
- Educational services (12.5%)
- Textile mills & textile products (9.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
- Public administration (6.8%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.4%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.1%)
- Cashiers (4.0%)
- Personal appearance workers (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.6%)
Average climate in Brewton, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Brewton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 0% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/2008, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Brewton place center .
On 4/30/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.3 miles away from the place center killed 18 people and injured 300 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Brewton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 156.0 miles away from Brewton center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 207.9 miles away from Brewton center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 283.8 miles away from Brewton center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 159.1 miles away from Brewton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Laurens County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Brewton:
- HOSPICE OF LAURENS COUNTY, INC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; DUBLIN, GA)
- SERENITY HOSPICE CARE LLC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; DUBLIN, GA)
- SHAMROCK DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; DUBLIN, GA)
- WRIGHTSVILLE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; WRIGHTSVILLE, GA)
- WRIGHTSVILLE MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WRIGHTSVILLE, GA)
- WRIGHTSVILLE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WRIGHTSVILLE, GA)
- SOUTHLAND HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; DUBLIN, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brewton:
- East Georgia State College (about 30 miles; Swainsboro, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,345)
- Georgia Military College-Distance Learning Campuses (about 40 miles; Milledgeville, GA; FT enrollment: 6,438)
- Georgia College and State University (about 41 miles; Milledgeville, GA; FT enrollment: 6,271)
- Central Georgia Technical College (about 51 miles; Warner Robins, GA; FT enrollment: 6,829)
- Mercer University (about 52 miles; Macon, GA; FT enrollment: 6,297)
- Middle Georgia State College (about 56 miles; Macon, GA; FT enrollment: 7,091)
- Georgia Southern University (about 62 miles; Statesboro, GA; FT enrollment: 18,824)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Brewton: Deep Creek Landing (A), Laurens County Fire Department Station 7 Brewton - Lovett (B), Laurens County Fire Department Station 6 Buckeye (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brewton include: Jordan Grove Church (A), Graham Memorial Church (B), Holly Springs Church (C), Jordan Grove Church (D), Marvin Church (E), Mount Pullen Church (F), New Bethel Church (G), Shady Grove Church (H), Cullen Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Laurens Memorial Gardens (1), Londonfield Cemetery (2), Brewton Cemetery (3), Marvin Cemetery (4), Walker Cemetery (5), Guyton Cemetery (6), Plummer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Jackson Pond (A), Thunder Springs Lake (B), Ben Hall Lake (C), Kiser Lake (D), Stanley Lake (E), Keen Lake (F), Brinkley Lake (G), Cow Hell Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brewton Creek (A), Buckeye Creek (B), Still Branch (C), Hightower Creek (D), Rocky Creek (E), Flat Creek (F), Deep Creek (G), Big Creek (H), Big Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Shelton B. Sutton, Jr. - Navy officer for whom two Navy ships were named.
This place: | 2.5 people |
Georgia: | 2.6 people |
This place: | 69.2% |
Whole state: | 68.5% |
This place: | 4.7% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This place: | 17.7% |
Whole state: | 13.0% |
This place: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Brewton:
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 12.3%
For population 25 years and over in Brewton:
- High school or higher: 67.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes
Here: | 14.6 |
Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Brewton, GA (based on Laurens County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 21,192 | 86 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,205 | 24 |
Black Protestant | 2,164 | 13 |
Catholic | 739 | 1 |
Other | 423 | 2 |
None | 19,711 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Laurens County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Laurens County: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.3% |
Georgia: | 10.4% |
Laurens County: | 31.2% |
Georgia: | 27.8% |
Laurens County: | 17.8% |
State: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Brewton:
- WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WXLI (1230 AM; 1 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: LAURENS COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brewton:
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKKZ (92.7 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: KIRBY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDBN (107.5 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE, GA; Owner: D/B/A DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WKTM (106.1 FM; SOPERTON, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WJFL (101.9 FM; TENNILLE, GA; Owner: FALL LINE MEDIA, INC.)
- WPEZ (93.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAWH (88.3 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Brewton:
- WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W35BB (Channel 35; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: WDIG, LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
6- Christophe Le Scanve, 563 Edward Cox Road (16351975) (Lat: 32.597500 Lon: -82.856306), Type: 80.7, Structure height: 13175 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless Of The East LP, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Christophe Le Scanve, 563 Edward Cox Road (16351975) (Lat: 32.597500 Lon: -82.856306), Type: 80.7, Structure height: 13175 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless Of The East LP, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Christophe Le Scanve, 563 Edward Cox Road (16351975) (Lat: 32.597500 Lon: -82.856306), Type: 80.7, Structure height: 13175 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless Of The East LP, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Christophe Le Scanve, 563 Edward Cox Road (16351975) (Lat: 32.597500 Lon: -82.856306), Type: 80.7, Structure height: 13175 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless Of The East LP, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Christophe Le Scanve, 563 Edward Cox Road (16351975) (Lat: 32.597500 Lon: -82.856306), Type: 80.7, Structure height: 13175 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless Of The East LP, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Christophe Le Scanve, 563 Edward Cox Road (16351975) (Lat: 32.597500 Lon: -82.856306), Type: 80.7, Structure height: 13175 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless Of The East LP, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- 54.4%Electricity
- 34.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.7%Wood
- 2.4%Utility gas
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 1.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 56.2%Electricity
- 31.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.1%No fuel used
- 5.8%Utility gas
Brewton compared to Georgia state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.