Brantley County
C
Community
it
Profile
158th in order of
county creation
November 2, 1920
Prepared for Brantley County Cooperative Extension
by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Brantley County
21,816
2020 OPB Proj.
20,095
18,587
18 411
18,411
2015 OPB Proj.
2012 Estimate
Census 2010
14,629
2000
11,077
8,701
1990
1980
5,940
5,891
6,387
6,871
6 895
6,895
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses and estimates; GA Office of Planning &
Budget projections (2012 series).
Population Composition by Age
Brantley County
100%
65 +
45 64
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
4.3
5.8
6.4
13.1
14.9
18.4
36.0
31.4
87
8.7
92
9.2
90
9.0
20.0
17.0
19.3
33.8
23.2
12 3
12.3
27.3
27.6
29.4
34.5
10 1
10.1
35.6
32 2
32.2
35.5
29.9
38.0
35 7
35.7
31.4
26.1
23.6
21.8
12.1
14.2
12.1
98
9.8
84
8.4
76
7.6
74
7.4
72
7.2
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
0%
2012 Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Brantley Co. = 38.6 yrs.
GA = 35.7 yrs.
2012 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2010-12
Rank of
% Chg.
Chg
BRANTLEY
18,587
93
42.0
1.0
54
CAMDEN
51,402
41
83.8
1.8
34
CHARLTON
13 295
13,295
115
17 2
17.2
92
9.2
4
GLYNN
81,022
30
193.0
1.8
35
PIERCE
18,844
92
59.5
0.5
69
WARE
35 821
35,821
51
40 1
40.1
-1.4
14
119
WAYNE
30,305
57
47.2
0.7
63
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/13)
Population Change: 1930-2010
50
Percen
ntage Cha
ange
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
1930 40
1930-40
1940 50
1940-50
1950 60
1950-60
U.S.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
1960 70
1960-70
1970 80
1970-80
Georgia
1980 90
1980-90
1990 00
1990-00
2000 10
2000-10
Brantley Co.
Population Change: 2000-2010
LOSS
Gain < US
Gain > US but < GA
Gain > GA
Gain > 2x GA
Avg. GA County
= 14.2%
GA = 18.3%
US = 9.7%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/11)
Components of Population Change
Natural Increase & Net Migration*
g
4/1/20107/1/2012
Numerical
Change*
4/1/20107/1/2012
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
4/1/20107/1/2012
# Net
Migration
7/1/20117/1/2012
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
7/1/20117/1/2012
1-yr Net
Migration
Rate
BRANTLEY
177
83
83
2.2
-2.8
CAMDEN
889
1,165
-291
9.7
11.3
1,124
,
131
948
3.9
-10.6
1,396
86
-485
206
1,461
232 282
232,282
600
112
185
203
861
136 956
136,956
810
-28
-743
18
571
90 782
90,782
3.2
23
2.3
1.4
25
2.5
2.8
61
6.1
5.8
40
4.0
-11.9
-3.1
31
-3.2
48
4.8
Area
CHARLTON
GLYNN
PIERCE
WARE
WAYNE
Avg. County
GEORGIA
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (3/13)
Selected Vital Statistics
2011 Rates
10.6
Total births per 1,000 pop
13.5
39.2
U
Unwed
d per 100 total
t t l births
bi th
45.1
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
females age
g 10-19
25.3
25 5
25.5
9.7
Deaths per 1,000 pop
Induced terminations per 1,000
females age 15-44
g p
per 100
Low birth weight
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
7.2
0.5
14.7
7.1
9.4
Brantley Co.
Georgia
9.3
7.9
10-yr. rates 2002-2011
Primary data source:
GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
2011 Brantley Co. Natality Data 2011 Brantley Co. Mortality Data
194 total births, 76 unwed births 178 total deaths
2 infant deaths
3 induced terminations
33 teen pregnancies
17 low birth weight babies
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2007-2011
5 Yr
Yr. Avg
Avg. – American Community Survey
1.9
Grad or Prof Degree
98
9.8
2.7
Bachelor's degree
Brantley Co.
G
Georgia
17.7
5.3
5
3
6.6
Associate degree
18.1
20 5
20.5
Some college, no degree
48.9
HS Grad
29.4
17 5
17.5
9th-12th no diploma
10.1
5.6
59
5.9
< 9th grade
0
10
20
30
40
50
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Brantley Co.
Not completing HS = 23.1%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 4.6%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2010-11
70.5
65.6
Teachers w/adv degrees
59 5
59.5
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
HOPE Eligible
40.2
79.8
46.2
60.5
Class '11
11 Grad Rate
80 9
80.9
10.8
10.4
9.9
10.4
Gifted
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
62.5
57.5
3.1
3.6
Retained in grade
Absent >15 days
8.8
4.7
3.7
HS Dropout rate
0
10
18 1
18.1
20
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
30
40
50
60
70
Brantley Co.
80
90
Percentage
Brantley
y Co.
K12 enrollment = 3,373
HS dropouts = 46
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $6,958
Per Capita Income: 2011
County
BRANTLEY
CAMDEN
CHARLTON
GLYNN
PIERCE
WARE
WAYNE
GA Avg.
g Co.
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2007 2011
2007-2011
$22,900
$32 058
$32,058
$18,523
$36,619
$28 147
$28,147
$26,878
$
$29,118
$29,704
147
38
157
17
88
105
69
--
63.6
89 1
89.1
51.5
101.8
78 2
78.2
74.7
80.9
82.6
6.0
11 9
11.9
-0.5
-4.3
11 9
11.9
6.1
9.4
7.8
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
Per Capita Income: 2007-2011
Percentage Change
6
4
Perc
centage
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
2007-08
2008-09
Brantley Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
2009-10
Georgia
2010-11
US
Per Capita Income: 2007-2011
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15 000
$15,000
$10,000
$5 000
$5,000
$0
2007
2008
2009
Brantley Co.
2011 PCI
Brantley Co. = $22,900
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
2010
Georgia
2011
US
Georgia
g = $35,979
US = $41,560
Transfer Receipts: 2011
Brantley Co
Co. Total = $134
$134,187,000
187 000
32.6
32 0
32.0
Retirement/Disab
24.6
Medicare
21.9
15.2
13 9
13.9
Pub Med Assist
2.3
2.2
Supp Sec Inc
Brantley Co.
0.4
05
0.5
Familyy Assist
Georgia
4.9
4.7
SNAP
7.5
83
8.3
Other Inc Maint
3.6
4.1
3.5
38
3.8
5.5
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
All Other
Brantley Co
Co.
$7,306 per capita
transfer receipts
p
31.9% of total personal income
5.6% change in total 2010-11
8.6
0
5
10
15
20
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
25
30
35
Median Household Income
2011 Model-Based Estimates
$50,502
US
$45,886
GEORGIA
GA Avg. Co.
$38,797
$36,300
BRANTLEY
$50,207
CAMDEN
CHARLTON
$31,582
GLYNN
$44,238
$38 290
$38,290
PIERCE
$31,529
WARE
$37 082
$37,082
WAYNE
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/12)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2011 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
BRANTLEY
4,054
22.3
70
CAMDEN
7,120
14.7
19
CHARLTON
,
3,360
32.6
148
GLYNN
15,542
19.6
49
PIERCE
3 940
3,940
21 2
21.2
63
WARE
9,270
27.2
115
WAYNE
6,680
23.9
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
11 552
11,552
23 2
23.2
84
--
County
y
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/12)
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2011 Model-Based Estimates
8.0 – 17.5%
17 5 – 21.3%
17.5
21 3%
21.3 – 25.0%
25.0 – 28.5%
28 5 – 42.2%
28.5
42 2%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family household
of 4 persons in
2011 = $23,021
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (12/12)
Georgia
1,836,715
Persons
-19.2%
------------US = 15.9%
Rate per 100 in Lab
bor Force
e
14
Civilian Labor Force Average Annual
Unemployment Rates
Brantley Co.
Georgia
U. S.
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2003
2004
2012 Rates
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Brantley Co. = 11.1 GA = 9.0
A g GA County
Avg.
Co nt = 10.1
10 1
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2011
2012
US = 8.1
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2012 Averages
Avg. #
Establishments
Avg. Monthly
Employment
Avg. Wage
Weekly
75
415
$570
A forestry,
Ag,
f
t fishing
fi hi
17
104
$717
Construction
45
192
$469
g
Manufacturing
12
118
$606
122
744
$464
Wholesale trade
5
--
--
Retail trade
37
211
$340
Transp/Warehousing
11
32
$587
Finance/Insurance
7
31
$511
Professional/Sci/Tech
4
14
$463
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
12
25
$339
Health care/Soc Svcs
10
132
$460
Accommodations/Food Svc
13
110
$260
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
27
821
$529
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
230
1,987
$514
Brantley County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/13)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2012
B tl Co.
Brantley
C
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
20.9
Goods Producing
21.9
13.6
37.4
Service Providing
51.4
69 0
69.0
41.3
Government
26.5
16 9
16.9
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/13)
Components of 2012 Property Tax Gross Digest
Brantley County
Residential
42.9%
Ag-PreferentialEnvironConserv
26.2%
Timber *
2.4%
Commercial
7 1%
7.1%
Mobile Home
3.3%
Motor Vehicle
9.5%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Public Utility
8 5%
8.5%
Industrial
0.1%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $370,509,159
with Homestead & Property Exemptions = $54,660,620
N t M&O Digest
Net
Di
t = $315,848,539
$315 848 539
Tax exempt property = $8,981,762
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
LOST
Type*
2012 Countywide Millage*
2011 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
10/1/2013
as of
10/1/2013
BRANTLEY
40.370
$11,459
7
LSE
CAMDEN
26 950
26.950
$51 865
$51,865
7
LSE
CHARLTON
38.260
$11,058
7
LSE
GLYNN
22.497
$116,177
6
LE
PIERCE
26 680
26.680
$10 798
$10,798
6
LE
WARE
31.898
$24,320
7
LSE
WAYNE
30.750
$24,082
8
LSET
County
*Countywide
Countywide Includes .250
250 state millage.
millage Taxes levied,
levied but not necessarily
collected. L=Local Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational,
T=Transportation
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2011
Brantley Co
Co. Total Value = $36
$36,253,456
253 456
Poultry-Egg
43 2%
43.2%
Other
2.4%
Row-Forage
p
crops
7.6%
Livestock
Li
t k
5.5%
Fruits-NutsVeges
19.7%
Ornamental
Horticulture
0 1%
0.1%
Forestry
21 5%
21.5%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (1/13)
1% Sales & Use Tax Distributions: 2012
Brantley Co. = $1,226,741
TOTAL
0.40
Wholesale
0.23
Utility
0.87
1.15
Other Svcs.
Other Retail
0.23
Misc. Svcs.
0 66
0.66
Manufacturing
0.38
Home Furnishing
0.17
General Merchandise
0.17
Food/Bars
0.18
Construction
4.89
Auto
0.22
Accommodations
2.24
0
1
2
3
4
5
Pull 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: Georgia Dept. of Revenue, Sales & Use Tax Unit. Pull factors calculated.
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Commuting to Work: 2007-2011
5 Yr. Average
g – American Community
y Survey
y
Percentage of:
Residents working in county
32 7
32.7
Residents working out of county
67.3
Residents driving
g to work alone
83.4
Residents carpooling
Residents working at home
13.3
1.1
Brantley Co.
Resident workers 16+ = 7,004
Residents working in county = 2,290
Residents working out of county = 4,621
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min
min. = 27
27.1%
1%
20-44 min. = 46.8%
45+ min. = 26.1%
Mean travel time to work
= 30.7 minutes
This study was developed to assist
community
y leadership
p with their
future planning and decision making.
Special
p
Area Report
p
# 13-12
October 2013
Prepared for Brantley County Cooperative Extension
by Sue Boatright
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University
y of Georgia
g • Athens,, GA
Georgia Cooperative Extension
www.caes.uga.edu/center/caed/
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“Georgia Statistics System” website:
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