Brooks County, Georgia Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Brooks County, GA Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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C
Health Below averageLess healthy than 79% of counties in Georgia
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D
Income Well below average
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D
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Brooks County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,293 | 10,939,918 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 32.7 | 184.0 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 0.52% | 1.01% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 40.8 | 35.2 | 37.3 |
| Households | 6,052 | 4,074,039 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Brooks County declined by 0.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 16,293 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Brooks County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 21.4% of residents. That is 0.7 points above Georgia as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 3,237 19.9% -2.8 pts
- Millennials 29–44 3,083 18.9% -3.6 pts
- Gen X 45–60 3,484 21.4% +0.7 pts
- Boomers 61–79 3,356 20.6% +5.8 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Georgia, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 51.8% of the people living in Brooks County and men 48.2%.
- Women 51.8% Georgia 51.2%
- Men 48.2% Georgia 48.8%
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Economy
Brooks County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Brooks County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,133 | $77,523 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 3.97% | 5.33% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Brooks County is about 39% lower than in Georgia.
Housing
| Metric | Brooks County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $85,000 | $256,986 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $808 | $1,392 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.7% | 65.7% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Brooks County is about 8.8 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $808 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Brooks County spend about 45 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 186 hours, about 7.8 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Brooks County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 22.3 | 23.6 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 44.6 | 47.3 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 186 | 197 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $5,766 | $6,109 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 5.3% | 15.9% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 6,746 | 11,986 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 708 | 1,447 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Georgia:
Chattahoochee County (8.6 min), Ben Hill County (12.7 min), Tift County (15.8 min).
Slowest:
Talbot County (40.8 min), McIntosh County (37.7 min), Paulding County (36.4 min).
The average commute time in Brooks County is 22 minutes, shorter than the 24 minutes in Georgia.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Brooks County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | Brooks County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.4% | 30.7% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.63 | 2.62 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Georgia:
Oconee County (0.4), Fulton County (0.4), Forsyth County (0.4).
Lowest:
Quitman County (0.1), Hancock County (0.1), Taliaferro County (0.1).
Health
Brooks County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Brooks County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 74.6 | 75.8 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 22.3% | 20.0% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 22.4% | 22.0% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Georgia:
Forsyth County (0.8), Oconee County (0.8), Fayette County (0.8).
Lowest:
Clinch County (0.7), Clay County (0.7), Quitman County (0.7).
Brooks County, GA Compared With Nearby Counties
Brooks County, GA is the smallest of the 4 counties compared here, 16,293 residents against a local median of 46,224. Brooks County, GA's median home price, at $85,000, runs 61% below the $215,664 typical of the counties around it.
Commute tells the same story from another angle: 22.3 min against a local median of 17.5 min, 28% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Brooks County, GA reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves spread $167,004 on median home price, so Brooks County, GA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Brooks County, GA has the 3rd highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County, GA | 16,293 | $47,133 #4/4 | $85,000 #3/4 | 22.3 min #4/4 |
| Lowndes County, GA | 119,965 | $58,832 | $215,664 | 17.6 min |
| Thomas County, GA | 45,777 | $60,927 | $251,563 | 16.5 min |
| Colquitt County, GA | 46,224 | $49,479 | $84,558 | 17.5 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Brooks County, Georgia.
How big is Brooks County, Georgia by population?
About 16,293 people live in Brooks County, Georgia, in 6,052 households of 2.6 people on average. The median age is 40.8, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 4 years.
Is Brooks County, Georgia mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Brooks County, Georgia has 33 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 38% of the U.S. average of 86.
Is Brooks County, Georgia an affordable place to live?
The median home costs 1.8 times the median household income ($85,000 against $47,133), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $808 a month takes about 21% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How educated are people in Brooks County, Georgia?
13.4% of adults in Brooks County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 7), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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