The Seeds Center of South Georgia

ABC's
Demographics

WHAT IS AN ENTREPRENEUR?

• Someone who organizes and maintains a business venture
• Someone who takes on the risk and does what he/she wants in order to make a profit
• Someone who can coordinate the resources available to meet a need.

How can you become an entrepreneur? How can you start your own business?
Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce has designed this booklet to simplify
transition into the role of an entrepreneur.

The ABC’s of Starting a Business in Brooks County will make establishing your own
business easier by giving you ‘one-stop shopping’ for the information you will need.
Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce is determined to promote economic
development.
We believe that begins with you. By giving you the proper tools, we can help build a
strong economic foundation. We hope this booklet will be of assistance.
In order to receive the maximum benefits of the information contained in this booklet,
we suggest you treat it as you would a workbook. Start at the beginning and work
through to the end, making notes along the way.

Download the Booklet in PDF form.

Population Demographics
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
Total Population	15,398		16,450		16,171		15,858		6.8%	-1.9%
Population Density (Pop/Sq Mi)	30.9		33.0		32.5		31.9		6.8%	-1.9%
Total Households	5,392		6,155		6,042		6,045		14.2%	0.0%

Population by Gender:
Male	7,267	47.2%	7,892	48.0%	7,768	48.0%	7,628	48.1%	8.6%	-1.8%
Female	8,131	52.8%	8,558	52.0%	8,403	52.0%	8,230	51.9%	5.3%	-2.1%

Population by Race/Ethnicity
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
White	8,893	57.8%	9,436	57.4%	9,197	56.9%	8,943	56.4%	6.1%	-2.8%
Black	6,390	41.5%	6,472	39.3%	6,445	39.9%	6,398	40.4%	1.3%	-0.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native	27	0.2%	50	0.3%	49	0.3%	47	0.3%	85.2%	-4.1%
Asian	27	0.2%	47	0.3%	52	0.3%	57	0.4%	74.1%	9.6%
Some Other Race	61	0.4%	290	1.8%	276	1.7%	287	1.8%	375.4%	4.0%
Two or More Races			155	0.9%	152	0.9%	126	0.8%		-17.1%

Hispanic Ethnicity	253	1.6%	505	3.1%	598	3.7%	688	4.3%	99.6%	15.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,145	98.4%	15,945	96.9%	15,573	96.3%	15,170	95.7%	5.3%	-2.6%

Population by Age
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
0 to 4	1,286	8.3%	1,076	6.5%	1,082	6.7%	1,087	6.9%	-16.3%	0.5%
5 to 14	2,545	16.5%	2,537	15.4%	2,290	14.2%	2,083	13.1%	-0.3%	-9.0%
15 to 19	1,256	8.2%	1,296	7.9%	1,214	7.5%	1,149	7.3%	3.2%	-5.4%
20 to 24	1,039	6.7%	973	5.9%	1,176	7.3%	1,161	7.3%	-6.4%	-1.3%
25 to 34	2,218	14.4%	2,075	12.6%	1,997	12.3%	2,106	13.3%	-6.4%	5.5%
35 to 44	1,937	12.6%	2,353	14.3%	2,115	13.1%	1,910	12.0%	21.5%	-9.7%
45 to 54	1,430	9.3%	2,093	12.7%	2,162	13.4%	2,094	13.2%	46.4%	-3.1%
55 to 64	1,355	8.8%	1,582	9.6%	1,748	10.8%	1,836	11.6%	16.8%	5.0%
65 to 74	1,246	8.1%	1,222	7.4%	1,225	7.6%	1,312	8.3%	-1.9%	7.1%
75 to 84	838	5.4%	853	5.2%	793	4.9%	796	5.0%	1.8%	0.4%
85+	248	1.6%	390	2.4%	369	2.3%	324	2.0%	57.3%	-12.2%

Median Age:
Total Population	32.1		36.2		36.6		36.8

Households by Income
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
$0 - $15,000	2,102	39.0%	1,739	28.3%	1,553	25.7%	1,440	23.8%	-17.3%	-7.3%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,137	21.1%	1,138	18.5%	1,023	16.9%	909	15.0%	0.1%	-11.1%
$25,000 - $34,999	952	17.7%	920	14.9%	831	13.8%	835	13.8%	-3.4%	0.5%
$35,000 - $49,999	774	14.4%	1,002	16.3%	988	16.4%	826	13.7%	29.5%	-16.4%
$50,000 - $74,999	333	6.2%	849	13.8%	961	15.9%	1,094	18.1%	466.0%	13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999	39	0.7%	279	4.5%	366	6.1%	464	7.7%	615.4%	26.8%
$100,000 - $149,999	27	0.5%	144	2.3%	213	3.5%	325	5.4%	433.3%	52.6%
$150,000 +	22	0.4%	84	1.4%	107	1.8%	152	2.5%	281.8%	42.1%

Average Hhld Income	$24,135		$36,875		$37,914		$40,498		52.8%	6.8%
Median Hhld Income	$19,550		$26,988		$30,107		$32,817		38.0%	9.0%
Per Capita Income	$8,534		$13,797		$14,451		$15,779		61.7%	9.2%

Employment and Business
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
Age 16 + Population	11,328		12,568		12,619		12,525		10.9%	-0.7%
In Labor Force	6,599	58.3%	7,284	58.0%	7,263	57.6%	7,180	57.3%	10.4%	-1.1%
Employed	6,172	93.5%	6,846	94.0%	6,991	96.3%	6,904	96.2%	10.9%	-1.2%
Unemployed	410	6.2%	382	5.2%	211	2.9%	211	2.9%	-6.8%	0.0%
In Armed Forces	13	0.1%	56	0.8%	61	0.5%	65	0.5%	330.8%	6.6%
Not In Labor Force	4,729	41.8%	5,284	42.0%	5,295	42.0%	5,280	42.2%	11.7%	-0.3%

Number of Employees (Daytime Pop)					2,747
Number of Establishments					367

Emp in Blue Collar Occupations			3,656	53.4%
Emp in White Collar Occupations			3,190	46.6%

Housing Units
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
Total Housing Units	5,972		7,118		7,301		7,467		19.2%	2.3%
Owner Occupied	3,883	65.0%	4,732	66.5%	4,577	62.7%	4,526	60.6%	21.9%	-1.1%
Renter Occupied	1,509	25.3%	1,423	20.0%	1,465	20.1%	1,519	20.3%	-5.7%	3.7%
Vacant	580	9.7%	963	13.5%	1,259	17.2%	1,422	19.0%	66.0%	12.9%

Vehicles Available
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
Average Vehicles Per Household	1.60		1.50		1.80		1.90		-7.4%	3.1%
0 Vehicles Available	771	13.5%	539	8.8%	457	7.6%	394	6.5%	-30.1%	-13.8%
1 Vehicle Available	1,777	31.1%	2,126	34.5%	2,042	33.8%	2,022	33.5%	19.6%	-1.0%
2+ Vehicles Available	3,174	55.5%	3,490	56.7%	3,543	58.6%	3,629	60.0%	10.0%	2.4%

Marital Status
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
Age 15+ Population	11,567		12,837		12,799		12,688		11.0%	-0.9%
Married, Spouse Present	6,154	53.2%	6,155	48.0%	6,233	48.7%	6,014	47.4%	0.0%	-3.5%
Married, Spouse Absent	470	4.1%	579	4.5%	606	4.7%	732	5.8%	23.2%	20.8%
Divorced	856	7.4%	1,293	10.1%	1,296	10.1%	1,352	10.7%	51.1%	4.3%
Widowed	1,293	11.2%	1,380	10.8%	1,334	10.4%	1,268	10.0%	6.7%	-4.9%
Never Married	2,794	24.2%	3,430	26.7%	3,330	26.0%	3,322	26.2%	22.8%	-0.2%

Educational Attainment
									Percent Change
	1990 Census		2000 Census		2005 Estimate		2010 Projection		1990 to 2000	2005 to 2010
Age 25+ Population	9,272		10,568		10,409		10,378		14.0%	-18.9%
Grade K - 8	1,766	19.1%	1,055	10.0%	1,100	10.6%	1,029	9.9%	-40.3%	-6.5%
Grade 9 - 12	2,065	22.3%	2,169	20.5%	1,892	18.2%	1,768	17.0%	5.0%	-6.6%
High School Graduate	3,334	36.0%	3,915	37.1%	3,782	36.3%	3,956	38.1%	17.4%	4.6%
Some College, No Degree	900	9.7%	1,595	15.1%	1,579	15.2%	1,459	14.1%	77.2%	-7.6%
Associates Degree	368	4.0%	423	4.0%	470	4.5%	488	4.7%	14.9%	3.8%
Bachelor's Degree	469	5.1%	736	7.0%	983	9.4%	1,025	9.9%	56.9%	4.3%
Graduate Degree	372	4.0%	459	4.3%	603	5.8%	653	6.3%	23.4%	8.3%
No Schooling Completed			216	2.0%

Current year data is for the year 2005, 5 year projected data is for the year 2010.
Demographic data © 2005 by Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions.
Traffic Count data © 2005 by GDT. All rights reserved.