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Brooks, GA map Population (year 2000): 553. Estimated population in July 2006: 660 (+19.3% change)
 

Males: 285  (51.5%)
Females: 268  (48.5%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30205.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,700 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Brooks  $69,700
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $217,300 (it was $158,000 in 2000)
Brooks  $217,300
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Brooks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.6%), United States (13.6%), English (12.3%), German (10.1%), French (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 4.07 square miles.

Population density: 158 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Brooks

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 43.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooks town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 71.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 2.8%

19 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.4% Europe).

This town:  3.4%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Brooks, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brooks to the number of sex offenders is 642 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brooks:  1.0% ($1,645)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Atlanta, GA (32.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (631.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rover, GA (4.7 miles ), Woolsey, GA (5.8 miles) , Senoia, GA (6.5 miles ), Haralson, GA (9.0 miles) , Williamson, GA (10.4 miles ), Peachtree City, GA (10.5 miles ), Fayetteville, GA (10.5 miles ), Sunny Side, GA (12.0 miles) .

Latitude: 33.30 N, Longitude: 84.46 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +221 (+66.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (24%)
  • Air transportation (18%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Air transportation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Brooks-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/5/1989, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Brooks town center injured 23 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1970, a category 3 tornado 23.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brooks:
  • SPALDING REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GRIFFIN, GA)
  • FAYETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, GA)
  • SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; RIVERDALE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Brooks, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brooks:
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 24 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 42 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
  • COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 64 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; ID: CSG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brooks:
  • RUST AIRSTRIP (about 5 miles; WOOLSEY, GA; ID: 3RU)
  • PEACHTREE CITY-FALCON FIELD (about 9 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: FFC)
  • PEACH STATE (about 11 miles; WILLIAMSON, GA; ID: GA2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooks:
  • CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MORROW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,953)
  • GORDON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 2,263)
  • ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,207)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 31 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 17,302)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,867)
Public elementary/middle school in Brooks:
  • BROOKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: PRICE ROAD , BOX 1; Grades: PK - 05)

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Notable location: Brooks City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brooks include: White Water Church (A), Brooks Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Whitewater Cemetery (1), Brooks City Cemetery (2), Brooks Memorial Gardens (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Brooks Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brooks and their reported violations in the past:

BROOKS (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and AUG-19-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-09-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  85.1%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Brooks compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 0$0 2$978
Water Supply 0$0 3$910
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$500
Totals for Government 0$0 6$2,388


Brooks government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $15,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $33,000
    Libraries: $29,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    General - Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $99,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $60,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $355,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $20,000
    Property: $14,000
    Public Utilities: $8,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $29,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

10.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.53%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($761 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.15%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clayton County, GA  1.60% ($46,035 average AGI)
from Fulton County, GA  1.11% ($52,876)
from Coweta County, GA  0.73% ($54,644)


10.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.29%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($801 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.12%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Coweta County, GA  1.79% ($64,107 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA  1.26% ($50,215)
to Clayton County, GA  0.75% ($28,770)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brooks:
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHIE (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: CHAPPELL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooks:
  • WHTA (107.9 FM; HAMPTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPZE (97.5 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: ROA LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WALR-FM (104.1 FM; LA GRANGE, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKEU-FM (88.9 FM; THE ROCK, GA; Owner: GEORGIA FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WBZY-FM (96.7 FM; PEACHTREE CITY, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRFG (89.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: RADIO FREE GEORGIA BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
  • WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)
  • WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJSP-FM (88.1 FM; WARM SPRINGS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKZJ (95.7 FM; GREENVILLE, GA; Owner: DAVIS B/CASTING OF COLUMBUS, INC)
  • WEKS (92.5 FM; ZEBULON, GA; Owner: SPALDING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W290AG (105.9 FM; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brooks:
  • W04DB (Channel 4; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VVILPTV, INC.)
  • WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
  • WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
  • WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
  • WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
  • WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WJSP-TV (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W52CL (Channel 52; MACON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
  • WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)

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