Brooks County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Brooks County, Georgia has a population of 16,293 across 493 square miles, up 0.3 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $644.7 m in 2024, 232 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals worth $4.8 m.
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Brooks County
How many people live in Brooks County
- Population16,293
- Households6,052
- Average household size2.69
- Median household income$46,807
- Median age43.5
- Median gross rent$809 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,200
- Home value to household income3.0 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over11,518
- Population under 183,258
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,588
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 649,447
- Civilian labor force6,861
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over52.6 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties104th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2078th
Brooks County is the 104th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 3.0 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 22.0 percent against 20.0 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooks County
Is Brooks County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base0.27 percent
- Census 2020 base population16,300
- Births, 2024137
- Deaths, 2024214
- Natural change, 2024-77
- Net domestic migration, 202468
- Net international migration, 202479
- Total net migration, 2024147
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024181
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1730th
The county has grown 0.27 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Brooks County
Where people moving to Brooks County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving398
- People arriving, from those returns756
- Adjusted gross income arriving$15.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$39,746
- Largest single originBrooks County Non-migrants (4,856 households)
- Largest single destination (4,856 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County Non-migrants | 4,856 | 9,916 | $273.6 m |
| Lowndes County | 137 | 278 | $5.8 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 116 | 204 | $4.1 m |
| Other flows - South | 116 | 204 | $4.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 82 | 155 | $3.7 m |
| Thomas County | 36 | 69 | $1.7 m |
| Colquitt County | 27 | 50 | $533,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Brooks County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Brooks County
What the Brooks County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$644.7 m
- County GDP, 2023$644.2 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20240.1 percent
- GDP change over five years26.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties103rd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2220th
- GDP per resident$39,567
Output grew 0.1 percent in the latest year and 26.0 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Brooks County
Who employs people in Brooks County
- Covered employment, annual average3,302
- Establishments reporting316
- Average annual pay$47,261
- Average weekly wage$909
- Sector 81, employment443
- Sector 81, average annual pay$39,229
- Sector 11, employment400
- Sector 11, average annual pay$57,391
- Sector 62, employment395
- Sector 62, average annual pay$39,255
- Sector 42, employment343
- Sector 42, average annual pay$72,086
- Sector 44-45, employment308
- Sector 31-33, employment207
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 81 | 443 | 27 | $39,229 |
| Sector 11 | 400 | 39 | $57,391 |
| Sector 62 | 395 | 27 | $39,255 |
| Sector 42 | 343 | 24 | $72,086 |
| Sector 44-45 | 308 | 42 | $32,439 |
| Sector 31-33 | 207 | 9 | $57,850 |
| Sector 56 | 132 | 11 | $55,484 |
| Sector 72 | 120 | 16 | $17,844 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 443 jobs, 13.4 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Brooks County
What businesses operate in Brooks County
- Establishments, all industries232
- Employment at those establishments2,290
- Annual payroll$92.8 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents14.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Brooks County
What is being built in Brooks County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202439
- Declared construction value permitted$7.0 m
- Single family units authorised39
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$180,623
- Units authorised per 1,000 households6.4
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Brooks County
How much SBA lending happens in Brooks County
- 7(a) approvals recorded4
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$4.8 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,207,700
- Median 7(a) approval$1,659,000
- 10th percentile approval$675,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,746,800
- Largest single approval$1,746,800
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)27
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active4
- Distinct industries receiving approvals3
- Median 7(a) term240 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer50.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms2
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter1
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countChicken Egg Production (2)
- Most active lenderEmbassy National Bank (1)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$93,000
- Average 504 approval$93,000
- Median 504 approval$93,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval3.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved32.3
- Most active CDCSouthern Georgia Area Development Corporation (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals80.0 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$4.9 m
The average approval of $1,207,700 sits close to the median of $1,659,000, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. 50.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brooks County
Do SBA loans in Brooks County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full3
- Status: Exempt from disclosure1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brooks County
How big is Brooks County
- Land area493 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties27th of 159
- Width, east to west22.9 mi
- Height, north to south30.4 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land33
- Establishments per square mile0.47
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Brooks County
What hazards affect Brooks County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book5
- Of those, participating in the NFIP4
- NFIP participation rate80.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Brooks County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Brooks County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population16,293
- Households6,052
- Average household size2.69
- Median household income$46,807
- Median age43.5
Common questions
Brooks County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brooks County, Georgia?
16,293, in 6,052 households, ranking 104th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brooks County growing?
The population has grown 0.27 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 137 births against 214 deaths, with net migration of 147. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Brooks County?
$46,807. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,200, which is 3.0 times income, and median gross rent is $809 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Brooks County?
232 establishments, employing 2,290 people with an annual payroll of $92.8 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Brooks County?
Average annual pay is $47,261, or $909 a week, across 3,302 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Brooks County?
4 7(a) approvals totalling $4.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, with a median approval of $1,659,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $93,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Brooks County?
39 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $7.0 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Brooks County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Brooks County come from?
The largest single origin is Brooks County Non-migrants, with 4,856 households. Arriving households report an average income of $39,746 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Brooks County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Brooks County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.