81st Fastest Growing County In the Nation
Bryan County, Georgia
Seat: Pembroke
Bryan County is the 81st fastest growing county in the
US based on rate of growth between January 2000 and July 2006
for all counties that began the century with more than ten
thousand residents, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau
estimates.
Bryan County which was established in 1793, grew in population
to 23,417 by the year 2000. In the six years that marked the
beginning of the 21st Century, the county increased the number
of residents by 26.6 percent bringing the estimated
total population in July 2006 to 29,648.
The outstanding growth of the last six years has made Bryan
County the sixteenth fastest growing county in the Peach State
of Georgia and the 81st fastest growing county in the nation.
The median value for homes within the 442 square mile
jurisdiction of Bryan County was $115,600 in 2000 but the
Bureau had no statistics on home value for 2006. Determining
how the rapid growth may have affected the value of homes in
the area is difficult but the current auctions that follow
should give some indication of the bargains still available. |