COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brooks County

Georgia · 15,398 residents · 493 sq mi

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With 15,398 people, Brooks County is a county in Georgia. 25.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 33% less than in Georgia as a whole. The typical home is worth $42,700. Renters pay $255 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

15,398

−6%vs 2000

vs 16,450 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

493 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(1,291)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,387)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,150)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(1,249)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(958)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,324)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(1,909)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(1,470)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,324)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,261)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(830)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(245)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,474

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,911 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,522

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,977 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.9%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.6%(9,303)

Black39.1%(6,429)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(505)

Asian0.2%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.1%(8,791)

Black41.5%(6,386)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(192)

Asian0.2%(26)

Other1.3%(195)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(583)

Puerto Rican1.2%(203)

Central American1%(166)

Honduran0.8%(136)

Cuban0.5%(88)

South American0.3%(43)

Colombian0.3%(43)

Guatemalan0.2%(30)

Dominican0.2%(29)

Asian origin

Japanese0.7%(106)

Filipino0.6%(103)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Korean0%(7)

Ancestry

Irish8.8%(1,430)

English8.6%(1,403)

American7.6%(1,234)

German4.7%(770)

Scottish1.4%(230)

French1.2%(194)

Italian1%(168)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(100)

West Indian0.6%(100)

Jamaican0.6%(100)

Welsh0.6%(92)

Polish0.5%(88)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.5%(88)

Swiss0.5%(81)

Subsaharan African0.4%(68)

British0.4%(65)

Dutch0.3%(48)

Canadian0.3%(47)

Portuguese0.2%(35)

Arab0.1%(22)

Lebanese0.1%(22)

French Canadian0.1%(22)

Norwegian0%(6)

Slovene0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.7%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married31.9%(2,019)

Married48.9%(3,100)

Widowed3.3%(212)

Divorced15.8%(1,004)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(2,518)

Married39.3%(2,902)

Widowed13.9%(1,022)

Divorced12.7%(934)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.1%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 24.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.3%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% 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)18%(181)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(254)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(394)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,006 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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