Demographics of Brooks County, Georgia

Brooks County, Georgia had 16,101 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −170 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brooks County, in four figures

16,101
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −170 people.; 43.5 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,807 ±$5,373
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Brooks County, Georgia's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brooks County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Brooks County, Georgia's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brooks County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,271	100.0	100.0
2021	16,267	100.0	100.2
2022	16,272	100.0	100.7
2023	16,223	99.7	101.6
2024	16,290	100.1	102.5
2025	16,101	99.0	103.1

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Population of Brooks County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,271	−33	−9	+1	−26
2021	16,267	−4	−101	+4	+86
2022	16,272	+5	−87	+47	+53
2023	16,223	−49	−82	+59	−25
2024	16,290	+67	−96	+75	+89
2025	16,101	−189	−97	+54	−142

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±1.1: for men 42.7 ±1.5 and for women 47.2 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brooks County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	826 ±185	5.1% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,432 ±330	14.9% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,517 ±345	9.3% ±2.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,668 ±416	22.5% ±2.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,262 ±382	26.2% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,588 ±379	22.0% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,807 ±$5,373, and income per person $25,859 ±$2,419, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brooks County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,997 ±370	33.0% ±6.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,162 ±250	19.2% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,122 ±265	18.5% ±4.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	808 ±193	13.4% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	582 ±162	9.6% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	62 to 228	1.0% to 3.8%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	236 ±111	3.9% ±1.8	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brooks County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,056 ±724	25.4% ±4.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,120 ±330	34.6% ±8.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,997 ±412	24.6% ±4.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	939 ±217	20.4% ±4.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brooks County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brooks County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,357 ±31	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.3% ±3.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.7% ±3.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.7% ±4.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.3% ±5.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$139,200 ±$31,437	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$809 ±$108	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brooks County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,112 ±0	6.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,695 ±272	53.4% ±1.7	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,339 ±268	32.8% ±1.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	87 to 383	0.5% to 2.4%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 512	0% to 3.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	651 ±258	4.0% ±1.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brooks County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	11,335 ±592	69.6% ±3.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,303 ±619	26.4% ±3.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 200	0.1% to 1.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	544 ±240	3.3% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	87 to 391	0.5% to 2.4%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	125 to 485	0.8% to 3.0%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brooks County among the counties of Georgia

107th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Brooks County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rabun County	17,764	+5.0%
Jasper County	17,632	+20.2%
Ben Hill County	17,099	−0.4%
Oglethorpe County	16,415	+10.4%
Dade County	16,154	−0.5%
Brooks County	16,101	−1.0%
Jeff Davis County	15,219	+2.8%
Jefferson County	15,011	−4.2%
Screven County	14,408	+2.4%
Towns County	13,285	+5.8%
Charlton County	13,121	+4.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026