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Royston, GA

2,258 Population
3.3 square miles 684.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±8.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 33.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,954 ±$7,236 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $37,279 ±$1,077
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,435 ±$3,470 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $65,608 ±$2,404
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.2% ±7.8% (475  ±189) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 19.6% 40,908 (±1.2% / ±2,424)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36.1 minutes ±6.9 (26,080  ±9,023) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 23.5 2,171,415 (±0.5 / ±65,547)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

974 ±180 Number of households
  • the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 86,101 ±752
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (2,155  ±405) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 2.4 209,222 (±0 / ±189)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.5% ±6.4% (44  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 3.6% † 2,236 (±0.8% / ±462)
  • nearly double the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,120 ±190 Number of housing units
  • the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 92,642 ±120
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$220,800 ±$29,325 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $310,200 ±$7,842
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.4% ±8.1% (365  ±191.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 19.1% 41,601 (±1.1% / ±2,315.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.5% ±5.1% (1,191  ±232.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 90% 122,174 (±2% / ±2,712.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.2% ±8.8% (407  ±152) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 43.2% 58,646 (±1.3% / ±1,830.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.6% ±4.9% (104  ±113) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 8.1% 17,923
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 11.2% 1,222,778
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±3.7% (85  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 4.9% 8,697 (±0.3% / ±600)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
85 Total veterans ±62 85 Male ±62 N/A Female ±14

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