County population in 2012: 18,587 (1% urban, 99% rural); it was 14,629 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,783 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,765 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,723 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,337 (it was 713 in 2000)
% of renters here:
13%
State:
34%
Land area: 444 sq. mi. Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 41 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Brantley County: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (13.8%), Construction (12.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $640 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $316 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.4%
(15.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.5% for Black residents, 76.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 34.2% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
15.6%
Whole state:
13.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.6%
Whole state:
6.1%
Area name: Brunswick, GA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brantley County is $468 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $740 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Brantley County: Mouth of the Branch Landing (A), Mouth of the Swamp Landing (B), Tabernacle Camp Ground (C), Spell Landing (D), Strickland Landing (E), Dubberly Landing (F), Dowlings Ferry Landing (G), Davidson Landing (H), Linda Plantation (I), Ammons Ferry (J), Rosin Landing (K), Hortense Volunteer Fire Department (L), Waynesville Volunteer Fire Department (M), Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department (N), Calvary Volunteer Fire Department (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brantley County include: Waynesville Church (A), Raybon Church (B), Old Time Church (C), Oak Hill Church (D), Marantha Church (E), Lulaton Baptist Church (F), Little Oak Grove Church (G), Hortense Church (H), Bachlott Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Knox Cemetery (1), Lane Cemetery (2), Ammons Cemetery (3), Lewis Cemetery (4), Arnett Cemetery (5), Bethlehem Cemetery (6), Satilla Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bonnett Lake (A), Bonnet Lake (B), Sandy Lake (C), Ditch Lake (D), Doe Lake (E), Spring Lake (F), Dreading Lake (G), Drurys Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alabaha River (A), Well Branch (B), Tenmile Swamp (C), South Prong Big Creek (D), Dix Branch (E), Seals Branch (F), Satilla Creek (G), Harper Branch (H), Dead River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 379 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 127 (32% naturalized citizens)
Brantley County:
0.9%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 13
1990 to 1994: 6
1985 to 1989: 17
1980 to 1984: 13
1975 to 1979: 28
1970 to 1974: 12
1970 to 1974: 22
1965 to 1969: 16
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,595
One, attached: 25
Two: 37
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 3
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 3,740
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49
Housing units in Brantley County with a mortgage: 694 (24 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 820
Here:
45.8% with mortgage
State:
75.3% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.62%
Here
55.6%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 8,136 Total congregations: 30
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
The Wesleyan Church
United Methodist Church
Other
Adherents
6,830 (83.9%)
528 (6.5%)
380 (4.7%)
238 (2.9%)
160 (2.0%)
Congregations
15 (50.0%)
6 (20.0%)
3 (10.0%)
3 (10.0%)
3 (10.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 120 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46,096 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $548.34 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.17% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.91% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $37,083 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.81% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.90% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,761 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.19% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.12 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.40% Corn for grain: 1061 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 246 harvested acres Vegetables: 120 harvested acres Land in orchards: 243 acres
Tornado activity:
Brantley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Brantley County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1833): April 23, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1833, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Georgia Kneeknocker Swamp Fire, Incident Period: April 26, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2686, Natural disaster type: Fire
Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3218): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 3, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1560): September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1209): March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3097): March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3044): July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Brantley County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 3
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (19%)
Colombia (15%)
Mexico (13%)
Vietnam (12%)
Philippines (9%)
Cuba (8%)
Korea (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brantley County (%):
United States or American (54%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
British (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,629 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,139 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
Walked: 55 (1%)
Other means: 72 (1%)
Worked at home: 155 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
66 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
61 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
5 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,441.
8.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,968 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.67%
Georgia average:
10.98%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.56% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($20,824 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($6,144 average AGI)
Brantley County:
2.11%
Georgia average:
4.40%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,840 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.76%
Georgia average:
9.55%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.85% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,775 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($5,065 average AGI)
Brantley County:
1.91%
Georgia average:
3.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Births per 1000 population in Brantley County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Brantley County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brantley County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,004 (1,399 aged, 605 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1136.140 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 826.290
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 25.82
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.46
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,345
In family households: 16,147 (3,510 male householders, 1,565 female householders)
3,759 spouses, 5,433 children (4,828 natural, 183 adopted, 422 stepchildren), 704 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 272 other relatives, 497 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,198 (971 male householders (778 living alone)), 839 female householders (746 living alone)), 388 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 66 (61 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,085 2-persons, 1,206 3-persons, 1,029 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 164 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.
97.4% of residents of Brantley County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,025,000 ($4570 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,729,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,562,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,830,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $342,000 Federal grants: $14,876,000 Federal procurement contracts: $718,000 ($271,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,697,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $10,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,466,000 Federal Government insurance: $5,105,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 849
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
79 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 704
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +11
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+21 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +726
Here:
+47 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Brantley County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 84
2000 to 2004: 451
1990 to 1999: 1,985
1980 to 1989: 1,972
1970 to 1979: 1,060
1960 to 1969: 424
1950 to 1959: 256
1940 to 1949: 148
1939 or earlier: 354
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brantley County, Georgia
66% of Brantley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Georgia.
Brantley County:
66.0%
State average:
50.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11281
Northeast: 378
Midwest: 430
South: 2101
West: 205
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Brantley County
37.0 years
35.0 years
(39.9%)
(60.1%)
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