East Main Street Commercial Historic District · Photo: Blastoids · CC BY-SA 3.0Brooklet spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Brooklet’s city government spent $930,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $481 per resident.
What stands out about how Brooklet is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$481 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Brooklet’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($481 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Brooklet spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($86,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brooklet itself left out).
About $481 per resident a year, or $1.32 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 44%.
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No trend yet
Brooklet reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,192 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brooklet’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Brooklet’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brooklet →
Who’s in charge in Brooklet
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 121 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,935).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bulloch County School District
Brooklet’s K–12 school district, shared with Portal, Register, Statesboro. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,232 per pupil, $9,274 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Brooklet’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brooklet alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bulloch County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.3%20,985 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.3%11,514 votesOthers: 0.5% (158 votes).
Most votes in Bulloch County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Brooklet lies in Bulloch County. Every 2024 race in Bulloch County is on the county’s page.
Bulloch County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brooklet.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Brooklet’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Brooklet’s government
How much does Brooklet spend per resident?
About $481 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $481 was less than 68% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brooklet?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,192 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Brooklet’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brooklet yet.
How did Brooklet vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brooklet alone. Bulloch County, where 100% of Brooklet lies, voted Trump 64.3%, Harris 35.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brooklet?
16 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $35,007 (about $420,084 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brooklet in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Billy Hickman) and State House District 160 (Lehman Franklin). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →