| | People QuickFacts | Brooks County | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 | 16,243 | 9,687,653 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -1.3% | 18.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 16,450 | 8,186,453 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.7% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.8% | 10.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.4% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 59.9% | 59.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 35.3% | 30.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.2% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.3% | 8.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 58.0% | 55.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.3% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.7% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.8% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 78.2% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.8% | 27.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,249 | 708,862 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.8 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 7,706 | 4,088,801 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 74.3% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.2% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $93,000 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,303 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.50 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,346 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $41,309 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.0% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Brooks County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 206 | 219,3482 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 1,949 | 3,410,5052 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -18.4% | -2.1%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 735 | 734,830 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 940 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 65,887 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 88,152 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,394 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 24 | 17,265 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 127,805 | 86,048,1042 |