City profile · Georgia · Census ACS 2023

Brooklet, GA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Brooklet - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

2,295
Residents
$47,500
Median income
$222,400
Median home
$1,178
Median rent (state)

Brooklet - the verdict

Brooklet ranks in the 16th percentile for household income and the 92nd percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

16th
percentile, household income
49th
percentile, home value
35th
percentile, median rent
92nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Brooklet, GA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 2,295 residents in Brooklet, a small town within Georgia. The typical household in Brooklet brings in $47,500 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 16.5%. Typical homes in Brooklet are valued around $222,400, and the median resident age is 38.3 years. 29.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 55.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 190 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 296% from five years earlier. Brooklet reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 319.8 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Brooklet's yearly average temperature at 66.3°F with 47.0 inches of precipitation per year.

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,178 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Georgia, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

2,295 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Georgia

Median Household Income

$47,500 /yr

Poverty 16.5%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

How does Brooklet compare to other US cities?

Brooklet measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 16% higher than other cities
Home value 49% pricier than other cities
Median rent 35% pricier than other cities
Safety 92% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Georgia alone, Brooklet ranks #10 of 165 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Brooklet's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Georgia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

16thIncome percentile
92ndSafety percentile

16th percentile nationally for median household income · 92nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Brooklet's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Brooklet's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 55 Avg. percentile National median
Brooklet's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Brooklet's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$222,400 Among the most affordable more affordable than 51% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). This entry sits in this band. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Brooklet $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Brooklet, GA Brooklet, GA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Brooklet, GA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Brooklet, GA median $47,500/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Brooklet, GA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Brooklet, GA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 29.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 16.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 55.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
2,295
Median Income
$47,500
Median Home Value
$222,400
Median Age
38.3
Poverty Rate
16.5%
Labor force participation
55.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
29.6%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
319.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
0.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
319.8
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
66.3°F
Annual Precipitation
47.0"
Annual Snowfall
N/A

Schools

Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,500 residents2,000 residents2,500 residents3,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,719 residents 2,525 residents ▲ +46.9%
Brooklet's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
190
housing units authorized
Single-Family
190
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
82.8
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 48
2020 53
2021 65
2022 10
2023 9
2024 190

Permit volume increased 296% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
75.7%
Carpool
15.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
3.2%
Work from Home
5.5%

Based on 958 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Georgia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$125
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Georgia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Georgia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Brooklet sits in

Cost of Living Index
96.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,178/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
75.4 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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2,284 people
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Demorest
2,335 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Brooklet's 2,295 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Hamilton, CA
2,295 people
Crossville, AL
2,296 people
Mission Canyon, CA
2,296 people
Buchanan, NY
2,296 people
Privateer, SC
2,294 people
Black Canyon, AZ
2,297 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Brooklet's $47,500 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Andalusia, AL
$47,500 median income
Elkmont, AL
$47,500 median income
Alpena, AR
$47,500 median income
Portland, AR
$47,500 median income
Beecher City, IL
$47,500 median income
Dahlgren, IL
$47,500 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Brooklet, GA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Brooklet, GA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 84.0% 7.3% 8.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.7% White 84.0% Black or African American 7.3% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.5% Two or more races 8.2% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Brooklet compares to nearby Georgia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Brooklet (this city) 2,295 $47,500
Gumlog 2,303 $67,131
Aragon 2,304 $59,545
Bowdon 2,284 $44,674
Census ACS 5-year FIPS GA FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Brooklet, GA?

What is the population of Brooklet, GA? +

The population of Brooklet, GA stands at 2,295 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Brooklet, GA? +

Median annual household income in Brooklet runs $47,500, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Brooklet? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Brooklet; the closest available measure is the Georgia state average, a cost of living index of 96.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Georgia vary by metro area.

Is Brooklet, GA safe? +

Brooklet has a total crime rate of 319.8 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Brooklet, GA? +

A typical home in Brooklet is worth $222,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Brooklet? +

Brooklet has an average annual temperature of 66.3°F, 47.0 inches of precipitation. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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