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Ware County, GA

35,958 Population
899.2 square miles 40 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$23,550 ±$1,581 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$44,833 ±$3,756 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

22.8% ±3% (7,690  ±1,005) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

20.3 minutes ±1.5 (252,665  ±24,622) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

12,866 ±394 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (33,590  ±43) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.6% ±3% (579  ±230) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

15,926 ±32 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$106,500 ±$12,532 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.5% ±1.6% (3,008  ±572.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

81.5% ±4.2% (19,781  ±1,024.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
15% ±2% (3,643  ±494.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.8% (990  ±250) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.2% ±1.1% (1,659  ±294) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,659 Total veterans ±294 1,488 Male ±270 171 Female ±101

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