Brooks County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 8,66152.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,63534.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3007.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5493.3%Two or more races
  • 2251.4%Some other race alone
  • 1090.7%Asian alone
  • 60.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 21

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 100
• Auto thefts: 23

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,804 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,379 (1.1%)

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: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 449 (48.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1672010 or later
• 812000 to 2009
• 501990 to 1999
• 401980 to 1989
• 281970 to 1979
• 62Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,550
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 73
• 3 or 4: 229
• 5 to 9: 118
• 10 to 19: 67
• 20 to 49: 6
• 50 or more: 236
• Mobile homes: 2,173
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Brooks County with a mortgage: 2,063 (125 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

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.

9.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,380 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.94% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,560 average AGI)
2.66% relocated from other states ($10,819 average AGI)

Brooks County:	2.66%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Lowndes County, GA	3.78% ($34,316 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA	1.02% ($37,943)

8.61% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,434 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.01% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($27,054 average AGI)
1.60% relocated to other states ($7,380 average AGI)

Brooks County:	1.60%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Lowndes County, GA	3.45% ($32,514 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA	0.97% ($36,720)
to Colquitt County, GA	0.47% ($46,792)

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 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

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: 3,090 (1,092 living alone), Female householders: 3,082 (1,085 living alone)

• 2,603 spouses (2,573 opposite-sex spouses), 256 unmarried partners, (256 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,710 children (4,017 natural, 372 adopted, 332 stepchildren), 845 grandchildren, 409 brothers or sisters, 252 parents, 0 foster children, 637 other relatives, 472 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 184

Size of family households: 1,842 2-persons, 905 3-persons, 478 4-persons, 289 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,183 1-person, 185 2-persons, 58 3-persons.

1,316 married couples with children.
1,384 single-parent households (408 men, 976 women).

97.3% of residents of Brooks speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European 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
• 02020 or later
• 7542010 to 2019
• 1,0972000 to 2009
• 1,3351990 to 1999
• 1,2981980 to 1989
• 1,1011970 to 1979
• 5571960 to 1969
• 4111950 to 1959
• 4041940 to 1949
• 3451939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Brooks County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooks County, Georgia
• 561 room
• 62 rooms
• 443 rooms
• 5674 rooms
• 1,0705 rooms
• 9956 rooms
• 6667 rooms
• 3838 rooms
• 5139+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooks County, Georgia
• 471 room
• 1622 rooms
• 2573 rooms
• 3524 rooms
• 4645 rooms
• 3366 rooms
• 1117 rooms
• 1638 rooms
• 359+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brooks County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooks County, Georgia
• 59no bedroom
• 511 bedroom
• 5402 bedrooms
• 2,5583 bedrooms
• 8654 bedrooms
• 1725+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooks County, Georgia
• 52no bedroom
• 3051 bedroom
• 6672 bedrooms
• 6573 bedrooms
• 2244 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
• 200no vehicle
• 1,0571 vehicle
• 1,6612 vehicles
• 1,0083 vehicles
• 1334 vehicles
• 2125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brooks County in renter-occupied apartments
• 230no vehicle
• 9581 vehicle
• 4502 vehicles
• 2503 vehicles
• 164 vehicles
• 75+ vehicles

90.6% of Brooks County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 11,220
• Other state: 4,743
• Northeast: 527
• Midwest: 472
• South: 3,283
• West: 465

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