County population in 2014: 18,417 (1% urban, 99% rural); it was 14,629 in 2000County 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. 2016 cost of living index in Brantley County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (25.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (19.1%), Educational, health and social services (11.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $35,079 ($30,361 in 1999)
This county:
$35079
Georgia:
$47829
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $363 (lower quartile is $277, upper quartile is $468)
This county:
$363
State:
$676
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $64,108 (it was $39,400 in 2000)
Brantley:
$64,108
Georgia:
$141,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $27,511 - $130,366 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $813 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $303
Institutionalized population: 61
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $905 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $639 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 21.9%
(22.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.9% for Black residents, 4.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 22.9%
Brantley County:
22.9%
Georgia:
19.0%
(24.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.1% for Black residents, 3.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 88.9% for American Indian residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 38 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, American Indian residents: 18 years old, Asian residents: 19 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old)
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.
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:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
75.3% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Brantley County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
6,016
22
Mainline Protestant
239
4
Black Protestant
126
1
Other
1
-
None
12,029
-
Brantley County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Brantley County:
1.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Brantley County:
7.78 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
5.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
3.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Brantley County:
10.4%
Georgia:
10.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Brantley County:
27.4%
State:
27.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.9%
State:
14.6%
Agriculture in Brantley County:
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
Earthquake activity:
Brantley County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 88% 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 187.0 miles away from Brantley County center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 160.0 miles away from the county center On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 147.0 miles away from the county 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 168.8 miles away from the county center On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 442.8 miles away from Brantley County center On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 310.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
GeorgiaSevere 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
GeorgiaKneeknocker Swamp Fire, Incident Period: April 26, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2686, Natural disaster type: Fire
GeorgiaHurricane 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
GeorgiaTropical 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
GeorgiaSevere 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
GeorgiaSevere 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
GeorgiaDrought, 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
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Transportation occupations (10%)
Production occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Management occupations (6%)
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 adultsAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $39,551.
7.56% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($24,432 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.56%
Georgia average:
9.45%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.53% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,018 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($6,417 average AGI)
Brantley County:
2.03%
Georgia average:
3.48%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.51% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($24,454 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.51%
Georgia average:
9.32%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.48% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,848 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($5,606 average AGI)
Brantley County:
2.03%
Georgia average:
3.33%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brantley County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,522 (1,697 aged, 825 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 566 (15%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Brantley County, Georgia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (233)
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
2005 or later: 168
2000 to 2004: 1,444
1990 to 1999: 2,389
1980 to 1989: 1,676
1970 to 1979: 959
1960 to 1969: 524
1950 to 1959: 460
1940 to 1949: 168
1939 or earlier: 254
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
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