Cook County vs. Brooks County

	Cook County (GA)	Brooks County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,162	15,513
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.3%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,209	16,315
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,212	16,243
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.2%
White alone, percent	69.5%	61.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.9%	34.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.6%	56.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	999	1,176
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,423	7,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.2%	74.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,100	$96,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$1,081
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$733	$701
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.7%	5.9%
Building permits, 2018	51	43
Households, 2014-2018	6,233	6,350
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.7%	5.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	80.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.5%	66.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.9%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.5%	15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.4%	19.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	51.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.5%	43.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	136,640	83,865
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,074	$5,445
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	23.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,408	$34,322
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,778	$23,421
Persons in poverty, percent	24.5%	24.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	317	211
Total employment, 2017	3,191	2,189
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	93,770	69,529
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,130	932
All firms, 2012	1,406	924
Men-owned firms, 2012	804	513
Women-owned firms, 2012	452	268
Minority-owned firms, 2012	258	213
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,093	691
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	188	115
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,183	730
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	75.8	32.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	227.16	493.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cook county (GA) and Brooks county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.