Brooks County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 8,83055.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,76636.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9666.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1711.1%Two or more races
  • 700.4%Asian alone
  • 480.3%Some other race alone
  • 90.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 60
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 185
• Auto thefts: 25

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 77
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 149
• Auto thefts: 30

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,599 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,301 (1.2%)

Area name: Valdosta, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brooks County is $445 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $725 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quitman, Dixie, Empress, Barney, Pavo, Morven.

Neighboring counties: Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana , Harrison County, Mississippi , Decatur County , Glynn County , Grady County , Sutton County, Texas .

Current college students: 518
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 357 (23.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1862010 or later
• 462000 to 2009
• 671990 to 1999
• 401980 to 1989
• 281970 to 1979
• 62Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,118
• One, attached: 80
• Two: 113
• 3 or 4: 190
• 5 to 9: 95
• 10 to 19: 60
• 20 to 49: 12
• 50 or more: 60
• Mobile homes: 2,192
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Brooks County with a mortgage: 2,244 (21 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,658

Religion statistics for Brooks County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Brooks County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: January 21, 2017 - January 22, 2017, FEMA Id: 4297, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• 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: 1833, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 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: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds, Incident Period: October 01, 1994 to November 16, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1042: October 19, 1994, FEMA Id: 1042, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 01, 1991 to March 21, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-897: March 15, 1991, FEMA Id: 897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,800 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.91% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,032 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($6,767 average AGI)

Brooks County:	2.12%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Lowndes County, GA	3.64% ($27,877 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA	0.76% ($27,872)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.45% ($27,913)

8.92% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,452 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.34% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,234 average AGI)
1.58% relocated to other states ($7,218 average AGI)

Brooks County:	1.58%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Lowndes County, GA	4.03% ($28,850 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA	0.80% ($26,317)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brooks County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,522 (1,113 living alone), Female householders: 2,972 (1,119 living alone)

• 2,947 spouses (2,932 opposite-sex spouses), 280 unmarried partners, (268 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,463 children (3,675 natural, 296 adopted, 510 stepchildren), 431 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 253 parents, 43 foster children, 436 other relatives, 143 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 129

Size of family households: 1,861 2-persons, 973 3-persons, 602 4-persons, 361 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,226 1-person, 210 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

1,842 married couples with children.
1,066 single-parent households (250 men, 816 women).

96.1% of residents of Brooks speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English not well, 47% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $107,374,000 ($6,560 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,915,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,854,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,024,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,462,000
Federal grants: $37,691,000
Federal procurement contracts: $448,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,895,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,096,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,719,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,953,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.60 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Brooks County, Georgia
• 1422014 or later
• 872010 to 2013
• 1,2832000 to 2009
• 1,7631990 to 1999
• 1,1601980 to 1989
• 1,1041970 to 1979
• 8151960 to 1969
• 5971950 to 1959
• 4231940 to 1949
• 4401939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Brooks County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooks County, Georgia
• 631 room
• 32 rooms
• 1493 rooms
• 7464 rooms
• 1,0165 rooms
• 1,0536 rooms
• 8917 rooms
• 4018 rooms
• 5349+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooks County, Georgia
• 201 room
• 632 rooms
• 2393 rooms
• 2694 rooms
• 4315 rooms
• 2696 rooms
• 2647 rooms
• 728 rooms
• 119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brooks County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooks County, Georgia
• 65no bedroom
• 361 bedroom
• 6762 bedrooms
• 2,9153 bedrooms
• 8944 bedrooms
• 2545+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooks County, Georgia
• 20no bedroom
• 1441 bedroom
• 5582 bedrooms
• 7353 bedrooms
• 1714 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Brooks County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brooks County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 246no vehicle
• 1,2771 vehicle
• 1,8052 vehicles
• 1,0283 vehicles
• 3394 vehicles
• 1785+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brooks County in renter-occupied apartments
• 177no vehicle
• 8761 vehicle
• 4822 vehicles
• 863 vehicles
• 244 vehicles
• 45+ vehicles

88.6% of Brooks County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Georgia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10,988
• Other state: 4,410
• Northeast: 1,005
• Midwest: 600
• South: 2,581
• West: 226

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 749
• Number of aged recipients: 125
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 624
• Number of recipients under 18: 82
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 412
• Number of recipients older than 64: 255
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 355
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 320