Brooks County Has Dropped in Ownership Residential Property by 5.6%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Brooks County, GA

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Brooks County, Georgia decreased in total real estate dwellings by 588, or 8%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Georgia increased in housing units by 807,064, or 20%.

Measured against the US, Brooks County has a low level of vacancy in residential housing. 1,249, or 16.2%, have been reported as vacant in Brooks County, Georgia. Of the 1,249 vacant properties, 7.6% are for sale, while 16.7% are properties that are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Brooks County have decreased by 5.6%. By 2010, there were 4,601 (71.3%) housing units occupied by owners, while 1,856 (28.7%) housing units were leased. Brooks County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Georgia, which reportedly had 34.3% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Brooks County has a very high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 31.3% are owned by minorities in Brooks County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Georgia 30.2% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Brooks County. 38.8% the Black Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Brooks County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 39 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Brooks County, GA

In Brooks County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 39 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 28 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 55 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 26.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Brooks County, Georgia for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+55)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (+41)
3. Executive, legislative and general government (+39)
4. Offices of physicians (+21)
5. Building equipment contractors (+21)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the cattle ranching and farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 96 jobs in that time period. The declines in cattle ranching and farming make up 21.0% percent of the total employment decline in Brooks County, Georgia between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (-96)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-85)
3. Depository credit intermediation (-46)
4. Fullservice restaurants (-40)
5. Residential building construction (-39)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).