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Brantley County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Brantley County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brantley County is a small, rural Georgia county of 18,171 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of just $15,340 and median worker earnings of $37,956, pointing to a workforce concentrated in lower-wage industries rather than professional or knowledge sectors. The available labor pool is modest, with a 51.3% labor force participation rate and only 10.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though unemployment sits low at 2.8%. Housing costs are among the lowest in the region at a $91,800 median home value and $714 median monthly rent, and a 79.9% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 2.1% of its population over five years and carries a 16.9% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,171

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,239

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.1% since 2018

Brantley County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,637 (90.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone586 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone490 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races412 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone97 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race93 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish264
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)47
  3. 3.Arabic32
  4. 4.Vietnamese27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,192

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$15,340

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$25,293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,571
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities958
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)879
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services664
  5. 5.Construction (Group)645

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,314
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,518
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,380
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,348
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations968

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.09×)893
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.68×)196
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.66×)838
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.65×)569
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)937

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$91,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$714/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $40,000 to $49,999578 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999544 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999463 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999410 (7.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999403 (7.6%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999383 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,956

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,358 (85.9%)
  • Carpooled661 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home311 (4.2%)
  • Other50 (0.7%)
  • Walked13 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.