Brantley County, Georgia (GA)

Back to: Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia smallest towns, All US cities.

County population in 2005: 15,491 (1% urban, 99% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,723
Renter-occupied apartments: 713

% of renters here:	13%
State:	33%

Land area: 444 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (14.9%), Construction (13.3%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Brantley County, Georgia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Brantley County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
Black (4.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 7,343	(50.2%)
Females: 7,286	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,378
County population in 2003: 15,430
Jobs in 2003: 2,415

Total labor force in 2004: 7,400
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Brantley County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,630 ($30,361 in 2000)

This county	$32,630
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,292

Brantley County	$89,292
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $382
Institutionalized population: 81
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Brantley County in 2000: $774

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 26
Burglaries: 125
Thefts: 233
Auto thefts: 34

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 143
Thefts: 255
Auto thefts: 44

Brantley County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Brantley County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $495 (0.8%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Athens-Clarke County, Nahunta, Hoboken, Waynesville.

Neighboring counties: Camden County , Charlton County , Glynn County , Pierce County , Ware County , Wayne County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Brantley County: Linda Plantation (A), Mouth of the Branch Landing (B), Mouth of the Swamp Landing (C), Davidson Landing (D), Rosin Landing (E), Dowlings Ferry Landing (F), Strickland Landing (G), Dubberly Landing (H), Ammons Ferry (I), Spell Landing (J), Tabernacle Camp Ground (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Brantley County include: Waynesville Church (A), Atkinson Baptist Church (B), Bachlott Church (C), Twin Rivers Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Smyrna Church (F), Sloan Hill Church (G), Cascade Church (H), Sandhill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wiggens Cemetery (1), Whitaker Hill Cemetery (2), Lane Cemetery (3), Baxter Cemetery (4), Knox Cemetery (5), Lewis Cemetery (6), Thrift Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Buck Lake (A), Heads Lake (B), Bonnett Lake (C), Bonnet Lake (D), Teston Lake (E), Cypress Lake (F), Gator Lake (G), Forked Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Page Branch (A), Harper Branch (B), Big Creek (C), Little Buffalo Creek (D), Big Branch (E), Mineral Branch (F), Mill Branch (G), Church House Branch (H), McIntosh Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Hortense Post Office (A), Waynesville Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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: 34.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.9%

Brantley County marital status for males

Brantley County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Brantley County
Average size of farms: 120 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46096
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: $37083
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: $26761
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

Brantley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Paper (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

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%)

Most common occupations for females

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%)

Brantley County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

66 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

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:

from Glynn County, GA	2.39% ($26,815 average AGI)
from Ware County, GA	1.45% ($30,861)
from Pierce County, GA	0.70% ($26,114)
from Camden County, GA	0.40% ($20,500)
from Wayne County, GA	0.28% ($20,000)
from Duval County, FL	0.20% ($27,000)

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:

to Glynn County, GA	2.25% ($23,811 average AGI)
to Ware County, GA	0.95% ($27,043)
to Pierce County, GA	0.67% ($33,394)
to Duval County, FL	0.33% ($22,500)
to Camden County, GA	0.26% ($34,538)
to Wayne County, GA	0.22% ($35,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Births per 1000 population in Brantley County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

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 2003: 12.1

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%

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,549

In family households: 13,087 (3,373 male householders, 803 female householders)
3,421 spouses, 4,574 children (4,035 natural, 89 adopted, 450 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 158 other relatives, 322 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,462 (644 male householders (532 living alone)), 621 female householders (578 living alone)), 197 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 80 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,666 2-persons, 1,050 3-persons, 962 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,110 1-person, 133 2-persons, 22 3-persons.

2,809 married couples with children.
861 single-parent households (249 men, 612 women).

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:

1999 to March 2000: 272
1995 to 1998: 1,017
1990 to 1994: 695
1980 to 1989: 1,606
1970 to 1979: 1,409
1960 to 1969: 594
1950 to 1959: 372
1940 to 1949: 176
1939 or earlier: 349

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brantley County, Georgia:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 137
3 rooms: 249
4 rooms: 834
5 rooms: 1,255
6 rooms: 1,175
7 rooms: 621
8 rooms: 300
9 or more rooms: 136

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brantley County, Georgia:

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 33
3 rooms: 28
4 rooms: 265
5 rooms: 169
6 rooms: 157
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brantley County:

no bedroom: 37
1 bedroom: 238
2 bedrooms: 1,303
3 bedrooms: 2,682
4 bedrooms: 413
5 or more bedrooms: 50

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brantley County:

no bedroom: 32
1 bedroom: 61
2 bedrooms: 305
3 bedrooms: 288
4 bedrooms: 25
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Brantley County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 197
1 vehicle: 1,204
2 vehicles: 2,249
3 vehicles: 828
4 vehicles: 178
5 or more vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Brantley County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 85
1 vehicle: 350
2 vehicles: 214
3 vehicles: 42
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 14

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 houses and condos:

Electricity (65%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Wood (3%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (49%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Wood (4%)
Utility gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98

Here:	4.9%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	1.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41

Here:	12.0%
Georgia:	22.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Brantley County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $344,000
Parks & Recreation: $43,000
Construction - Welfare - Other: $5,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $1,310,000
Regular Highways: $765,000

Police Protection: $567,000

Solid Waste Management: $502,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $397,000

Central Staff Services: $337,000

Financial Administration: $245,000

Health Services - Other: $215,000

Corrections - Other: $212,000

Welfare - Other: $120,000

Parks & Recreation: $101,000

General Public Buildings: $62,000

Fire Protection: $57,000

Libraries: $47,000

Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $170,000
Welfare: $1,000
Intergovernmental to State - Parks & Recreation: $25,000
Fire Protection: $10,000

Welfare: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
Public Welfare: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $431,000
Interest Earnings: $83,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $243,000
Police Protection: $62,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000

Fire Protection: $15,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Judicial: $5,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,326,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $143,000
Public Welfare: $35,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,000
Tax - Property: $2,671,000
Total General Sales: $803,000

Other Selective Sales: $373,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $116,000

NEC: $19,000

Public Utilities: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,140,000

Back to: Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia smallest towns, All US cities.

city-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.