Brooks County, Georgia

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Brooks County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,293	10,940,407	334,922,499	2078th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,807	$77,353	$80,734	2902nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	37.6	38.9	1048th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	34.9%	35.7%	2697th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$139,200	$303,300	$332,700	2401st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$809	$1,393	$1,413	2034th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.4%	13.4%	12.5%	217th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.1%	5.2%	1210th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.0	189.6	n/a	1917th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	11.2%	14.1%	1424th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2200th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.7%	65.7%	65.2%	2058th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.7	28.3	26.4	1494th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	15.9%	15.1%	2588th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.3%	n/a	n/a	443rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.7%	46.5%	46.9%	2733rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	65.6%	n/a	n/a	3045th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	32.8%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.1	64.9	61.4

Age in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	43.5	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	6,052	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	58.7%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.2%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.9%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,859	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.0%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.4%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.1%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.7%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	7,357	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.5%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	37.5%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,583	$2,341	n/a

Education in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	15.5%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.2%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.0%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.7%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.2%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.2%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Brooks County, Georgia

Statistic	Brooks County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.6%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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