CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brooklet

Georgia · 1,035 residents · 3.30 sq mi

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With 1,035 people, Brooklet is a city in Georgia. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $45,000. Households here earn about 25% less than in Georgia as a whole. Renters pay $275 a month at the median. Households take in $21,812 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,035

−7%vs 2000

vs 1,113 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

+2%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(56)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(54)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(63)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(171)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(131)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(116)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(112)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(106)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,812

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,993

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,793 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $365 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

32.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(881)

Black19.3%(215)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(16)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(832)

Black18.9%(196)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(7)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0.6%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.5%(103)

Mexican0.3%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(4)

Ancestry

English15.4%(353)

Irish12.7%(290)

German11%(251)

American5.2%(119)

Scottish2.7%(62)

Italian2.7%(61)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(57)

French0.5%(12)

Belgian0.4%(9)

Finnish0.3%(8)

French Canadian0.3%(8)

Norwegian0.3%(6)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(5)

Danish0.2%(4)

Subsaharan African0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.9%

−13.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.8%(231)

Married56.6%(488)

Widowed0.5%(4)

Divorced16.1%(139)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(185)

Married63.6%(553)

Widowed6.2%(54)

Divorced9%(78)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

−10.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.4%(53)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.6%(142)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 260 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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