COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brantley County

Georgia · 11,077 residents · 443 sq mi

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Brantley County is a county of 11,077 people in Georgia. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $36,500. There are 3,552 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 24% less than in Georgia as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,077

−24%vs 2000

vs 14,629 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

443 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(833)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(989)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(953)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(943)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(750)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(1,763)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(1,766)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,133)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(948)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(676)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(290)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,087

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,361 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,089

−34%vs 2000

vs $13,713 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,500

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

15.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(13,712)

Black4%(579)

Hispanic / Latino1%(152)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(10,451)

Black4.6%(507)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(33)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other1%(106)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(489)

Puerto Rican0.2%(32)

Cuban0.1%(21)

South American0.1%(16)

Chilean0.1%(16)

Spaniard0.1%(12)

Central American0%(2)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(56)

Asian Indian0.2%(41)

Ancestry

American10.4%(1,909)

English8.8%(1,620)

Irish7.6%(1,383)

German4.8%(871)

British1%(186)

Polish0.9%(173)

Scottish0.9%(167)

Italian0.8%(145)

French0.7%(133)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(119)

Swedish0.5%(97)

Welsh0.4%(78)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(70)

Russian0.3%(58)

Dutch0.3%(47)

West Indian0.2%(40)

Jamaican0.2%(40)

Greek0.2%(30)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Arab0.1%(10)

Iraqi0.1%(10)

French Canadian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.1%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.8 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 24.6 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 married34.8%(2,668)

Married49.9%(3,834)

Widowed4.5%(349)

Divorced10.7%(825)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(1,492)

Married45.5%(3,427)

Widowed16.3%(1,229)

Divorced18.3%(1,377)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.1%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 29.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.5%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.4%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% 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)39.4%(470)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(203)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(379)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,192 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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