Brantley County
Community Profile
158th in order of
county creation
November 2, 1920
Prepared for the Brantley County Cooperative Extension Service
by The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Brantley County
17,437
16,921
15,542
14,629
2010 Trend CAED
2010 Proj. OPB
2004 Est.
2000
11,077
1990
8,701
1980
5,940
5,891
6,387
6,871
6,895
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; CAED (Center for Agribusiness &
Economic Development); OPB (State Office of Planning & Budget).
Population Composition by Age
Brantley County
100%
65 +
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
4.3
5.8
13.1
14.9
36.0
34.5
31.4
33.8
6.4
18.4
8.7
9.2
9.0
20.0
17.0
19.3
29.4
35.5
10.1
+1.1
23.2
+3.9
35.7
-2.2
26.1
23.6
-2.5
27.6
35.6
32.2
29.9
38.0
12.1
14.2
12.1
9.8
8.4
7.6
7.4
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
0%
2000 Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Change in
proportion
1990-2000
Brantley Co. = 34.6 yrs.
-0.2
GA = 33.4 yrs.
2004 County Population Comparisons
Density
% Chg. Rank of
per sq.mi.
2000-04 % Chg.
land area
Total
Total
Rank
BRANTLEY
15,542
105
35.0
6.2
60
CAMDEN
45,108
42
71.6
3.3
84
CHARLTON
10,698
122
13.7
4.0
80
GLYNN
71,357
30
168.9
5.6
66
PIERCE
16,720
95
48.7
7.0
56
WAYNE
28,198
56
43.7
6.1
62
WARE
35,615
51
39.5
0.3
123
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau
Population Change: 1930-2000
50
Percentage Change
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
1930-40
1940-50
U.S.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
1950-60
1960-70
Georgia
1970-80
1980-90
Brantley Co.
1990-2000
Components of Population Change: 2000-2004
Natural Increase & Net Migration*
Numerical
Change
# Natural
Increase
(BirthsDeaths)
Rate of
Natural
Increase
# Net
Migration
Rate of
Net
Migration
913
167
2.6
753
11.7
1,444
2,465
13.1
-1,002
-5.3
416
168
3.8
252
5.7
GLYNN
3,789
1,228
4.2
2,599
8.8
PIERCE
1,100
278
4.0
836
12.2
WAYNE
1,629
574
4.9
1,070
9.2
116
384
2.5
-244
-1.6
4,041
1,878
4.8
2,156
8.4
642,567
298,562
8.3
342,818
9.5
Area
BRANTLEY
CAMDEN
CHARLTON
WARE
Avg. GA Co.
GEORGIA
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Average annual estimates of annual rates per 1,000 population
Population Change: 2000-2004
LOSS
0 – 4.3%
4.3 – 7.8%
7.8 – 15.7%
15.7 – 34%
GA = 7.8%
US = 4.3%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Vital Statistics
2003 Rates
10.9
Total births per 1,000 pop
15.6
32.3
Unwed per 100 total births
38.1
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
females age 10-19
27.7
35.1
9.5
Deaths per 1,000 pop
7.6
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
Low birth weight per 100
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
0.7
16.8
6.6
8.8
8.9
Brantley Co.
Georgia
8.8
10-yr. rates 1994-2003
2003 Brantley Co. Natality Data
167 total births, 54 unwed births
1 induced termination
33 teen pregnancies
13 low-birth-weight babies
2003 Brantley Co. Mortality Data
145 total deaths
1 infant death
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2000
Grad or Prof Degree
2.9
Bachelor's degree
3.3
8.3
16.0
3.3
5.2
Associate degree
15.5
Some college, no degree
20.4
47.4
HS Grad
28.7
17.9
9th-12th no diploma
Brantley Co.
Georgia
13.8
9.6
< 9th grade
7.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Brantley Co.
Not completing HS = 27.5%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 6.2%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2002-03
43.9
Teachers w/adv degrees
50.0
61.7
College prep certif
71.5
59.4
Class '03 Completion
63.2
55.2
Econ. disadvantaged
45.1
14.1
12.2
Students w/disab
3.3
4.1
Retained in grade
Brantley Co.
Georgia
18.4
Absent >15 days
13.8
9.1
HS Dropout rate
5.5
0
10
20
Primary data sources: Governor’s Office of Student
Achievement, and GA Dept. of Education
30
40
50
Percentage
60
70
80
Brantley Co.
Enrollment, K-12 = 3,332
H.S. dropouts, grades 9-12 = 83
Expenditures per pupil = $6,131
Per Capita Income: 1998-2003
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
1998
1999
2000
Brantley Co.
2003 PCI
Brantley Co. = $19,589
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
2001
2002
Georgia
Georgia = $29,000
U.S. = $31,472
2003
U.S.
Per Capita Income: 1998-2003
Percentage Change
8
Percentage
6
4
2
0
1998-99
1999-2000
Brantley Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
2000-01
2001-02
Georgia
2002-03
U.S.
Per Capita Income: 2003
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
1998-2003
BRANTLEY
$19,589
136
67.5
22.3
CAMDEN
$22,730
70
78.4
21.8
CHARLTON
$16,108
156
55.5
14.1
GLYNN
$30,032
10
103.6
12.0
PIERCE
$21,945
86
75.7
20.2
WAYNE
$21,013
104
72.5
14.8
WARE
$21,101
99
72.8
14.9
GA Avg. Co.
$22,879
--
78.9
15.5
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Median Household Income
2002 Model-Based Estimates
US
$42,409
GEORGIA
$42,359
$34,153
GA Avg. Co.
$31,077
BRANTLEY
$42,756
CAMDEN
$26,415
CHARLTON
$37,963
GLYNN
$30,295
PIERCE
$31,986
WAYNE
$27,879
WARE
$0
$9,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau
$18,000
$27,000
$36,000
$45,000
Transfer Receipts: 2003
Brantley Co. Total = $74,303,000
36.9
35.8
Retirement/Disab
19.9
19.2
20.8
18.9
Medicare
Pub Med Assist
2.7
2.7
Supp Sec Inc
Brantley Co.
Georgia
0.3
0.6
2.8
Food Stamps
2.5
Family Assist
Brantley Co.
$4,815 per capita
transfer receipts
4.7
5.6
2.9
3.2
3.7
3.4
5.4
8.2
Other Inc Maint
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
All Other
0
5
10
24.6% of total personal income
3.4% change in total 2002-2003
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
30
35
40
45
50
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2002 Model-Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
BRANTLEY
2,463
16.2
77
CAMDEN
4,337
10.0
18
CHARLTON
2,080
22.1
133
GLYNN
9,820
14.1
55
PIERCE
2,722
16.7
81
WAYNE
4,989
19.6
113
WARE
6,934
20.7
120
GA Avg. Co.
6,964
16.5
--
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2002 Model-Based Estimates
4.4 – 11.7%
11.7 – 15.0%
15.0 – 18.4%
18.4 – 21.6%
21.6 – 30.2%
GA = 13.0%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family of 4
persons in 2002
= $18,392
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
US = 12.1%
Unemployment Rates
Rate per 100 in Labor Force
10
Brantley Co.
Georgia
U. S.
8
6
4
2
0
1995
1996
1997
2004 Rates
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
1998
1999
2000
Brantley Co. = 4.8
2001
2002
GA = 4.6
2003
2004
US = 5.5
Business Establishments, Employment and Wages
Brantley County 2003 Annual Averages, % of Total
Estab
Emp
Wages
Agriculture
Retail trade
Admin-waste svc
All other svc
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
Construction
Finance/Insur
Health svc
Govt
Whlsle trade
Prof-Sci-Tech Svc
Accom/Food Svc
All Other
Employment Comparisons by Industry: 2003
GOODS Producing
Agriculture
0.7
4.4
Construction
Manufacturing
18.0
0.0
12.7
5.2
11.9
36.6
SERVICE Producing
Wholesale trade
1.1
5.4
Retail trade
Finance-Ins
Prof-Sci-Tech
Adm-Waste svc
Health-Soc Svcs
Accomo-Food svc
11.1
11.8
1.0
4.1
0.3
5.1
0.9
6.5
4.8
8.6
4.3
8.2
All other svcs
GOVERNMENT
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
27.1
Brantley Co.
Georgia
13.0
15.5
16.6
36.3
65.3
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2004
Brantley Co. Total Value = $22,098,804
Poultry-Egg
30.5%
Row-Forage crops
9.8%
Livestock
10.8%
Other
8.4%
Fruits-Nuts-Veges
4.8%
Ornamental
Horticulture
1.5%
Forestry
34.3%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA
Components of Gross Property Tax Digest: 2004
Brantley Co. Gross Digest (40% Value) = $214,985,081
37.5
40.6
Residential
18.1
20.7
Ag/Pref/Environ
6.3
10.7
13.1
Commercial
52
22.6
0.0
Industrial
Utility
7.7
7.1
8.7
5.7
3.9
15.4
Motor Vehicle
Mobile Home
Timber
8.9
7.4
6.0
1.5
0.5
3.6
1.1
0.2
Brantley Co.
GA Avg. Co. (prelim)
GA Total (prelim)
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2004
County
% Resi- % Agri- % Com- % In- % Motor
%
Dential cultural mercial dustrial Vehicle Other
BRANTLEY
37.5
18.1
10.7
0.0
15.4
18.3
CAMDEN
58.4
7.8
16.1
4.5
7.4
5.8
CHARLTON
28.2
35.2
0.0
7.3
6.9
22.4
GLYNN
69.5
0.4
14.3
8.6
4.9
2.4
PIERCE
42.4
21.5
10.2
4.8
11.9
9.2
WAYNE
28.5
12.0
12.4
30.6
8.8
7.7
WARE
40.1
6.9
23.7
3.6
11.5
14.3
Avg. GA Co.
40.6
20.7
13.1
7.7
8.9
8.3
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax
’03 Countywide
Millage*
’03
School
Millage*
’04 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
as of
4/05
Sales
Tax Rate
LOST
Type*
BRANTLEY
36.84
16.26
$7,616
7
LSE
CAMDEN
29.76
14.58
$31,328
6
LS
CHARLTON
37.17
14.62
$9,843
7
LSE
GLYNN
22.47
15.82
$90,897
6
LS
PIERCE
22.09
15.87
$8,085
7
LSE
WAYNE
30.84
18.00
$19,819
6
LS
WARE
32.16
15.26
$20,952
7
LSE
County
*All tax districts are assessed an additional .250 state millage. Taxes Levied, but not
necessarily collected. L=Local Option Sales Tax, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational,
H=Homestead, M=MARTA, O=Other
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Retail Sales Analysis: 2004
Brantley Co. Total Retail Sales = $33,444,000
0.23
Total Retail Sales
Health-Personal Care
0.07
Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies
0.06
Gas stations
1.61
0.03
Motor Vehicle-parts
Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance
0.06
Clothing & Accessories
0.01
General Merchandise
0.02
Food Services-Drinking Places
0.20
0.33
Food-Beverage Stores
0
1
2
Sales Activity Index-Wealth Factor
A “pull factor” of 1.0 means that the county’s sales are what would be expected
based upon the number of residents and their relative wealth.
Primary data sources: “2005 Georgia Outshopping Report,” SBDC, Applied Research, The University of Georgia.
Commuting to Work: 2000
Percentage of:
Residents working in
county
28.9
Residents working
out of county
71.1
Workers coming into
county
17.8
Residents driving to
work alone
76.1
Residents carpooling
Residents working at
home
18.7
2.5
Brantley County
Mean travel time to work = 34.0 min.
Ratio of IN to OUT = 0.09
Resident workers 16+ = 6,080
Residents working in county = 1,759
Residents working out of county = 4,321
Total working in county = 2,139
Workers commuting into county = 380
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
This study was developed
to assist community leadership
with their future planning
and decision making.
Special County Area Report
# 05 -14
July, 2005
Prepared for the Brantley County
Cooperative Extension Service
by Susan R. Boatright and Emily Olliff
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
706-542-0760 • 706-542-8938
www.caed.uga.edu AND www.georgiastats.uga.edu