Broxton, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Broxton · Coffee County, Georgia
Population 858 (est. 2026: ~1,600)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 20.16% annual growth projection

Broxton, Georgia

Coffee County, Georgia · Population 1,060

Broxton sits in the coastal plain of south Georgia, about 20 miles north of Douglas, the Coffee County seat. It is a small, tight-knit Black-majority community — one of many such towns scattered across the wiregrass region — with deep roots in the area's agricultural history. The Ocmulgee River corridor lies to the west, and the landscape is flat, piney, and prone to whatever the Gulf of Mexico decides to send north. Broxton is not a suburb or a satellite. It is its own place, with its own school, its own library, and a median age that reflects a community where many long-term residents have stayed and younger generations have largely moved on.

People & Demographics

Broxton's population of 1,082 is majority Black (611 residents, roughly 56%), with a white population of 312 and a Hispanic or Latino community of 146. Asian residents number 13. The median age is 49 — noticeably older than the Coffee County median and well above Georgia's statewide figure, a pattern common in small rural towns where out-migration of working-age adults leaves an older core behind.

There are 431 households, of which 285 are family households. Average household size is 2.51. Children under 18 number 238, representing about 22% of the population.

Economy & Employment

The economic picture here is difficult. Median household income sits at $24,634 — a figure that ranks well below the Coffee County median and far below Georgia's statewide median household income of roughly $61,000. Per capita income is $16,376. Some 400 residents — more than a third of the total population — fall below the federal poverty line.

The labor force counts 307 people. Reported unemployment in the ACS data is zero, which likely reflects data limitations in a small population rather than full employment. With income levels this low, the local economy is largely dependent on transfer payments, small retail, and whatever employment Douglas and other nearby towns can provide.

Housing

Broxton has 537 total housing units, of which 431 are occupied and 106 sit vacant — a vacancy rate near 20%, which is high even by rural Georgia standards. Of occupied units, 283 are owner-occupied and 148 are renter-occupied, putting the homeownership rate at about 66%.

Median home value is $102,600, which is affordable in absolute terms but significant relative to the median household income — buyers here are working with thin margins. Median gross rent is $595 per month, one of the lower figures in the region, reflecting both the modest housing stock and limited rental demand.

Schools

Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary serves grades pre-K through 5 with 286 enrolled students. For middle and high school, students feed into the Coffee County school system, which means most families look to Douglas for secondary education. There are no colleges or universities in Broxton itself.

Getting Around

Broxton is car-dependent. Of 300 workers, 271 drive alone to work. Twenty residents walk to work — a meaningful number for a town this size, suggesting some employment is genuinely local. Public transit is not available, and no residents are recorded as carpooling or working from home.

Aggregate commute time for all workers totals 5,815 minutes, which works out to an average of roughly 19 minutes each way. That points to Douglas as the primary employment destination for most commuters — a quick run south on U.S. 221 or Georgia 32.

Healthcare

No hospitals operate within Broxton. Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, about 20 miles south, is the primary hospital serving this area. For a directory of individual licensed providers with Broxton addresses, the CMS NPI Registry can be searched directly: NPI Registry — Broxton, GA.

Library

The Broxton Public Library serves the community and can be reached at (912) 359-3887. Public libraries in towns of this size often function as community anchors — internet access, job search resources, and programming for children among the practical services that matter most.

Natural Hazards

Coffee County has been inside a federal disaster declaration boundary fifteen times since 2005. The pattern is unmistakable: this is hurricane and tropical storm country.

Three named storms hit in 2024 alone. Anyone moving to Broxton needs a serious hurricane preparedness plan and should check current alerts before and during storm season.

Government & Municipal Code

Broxton operates under a city government with its municipal code published through Municode: library.municode.com/ga/broxton-city-georgia

The city does not have a locally adopted building code on file with this publisher. Residents and contractors doing construction or renovation work should confirm current requirements directly with city hall.

Weather

The nearest weather observation station is PRIDGEN, located 5.6 miles from town. Current forecasts and conditions are available through the National Weather Service:

South Georgia's climate runs hot and humid from May through September. The disaster history above is the most honest weather summary available.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)