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Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (Southeast) PUMA, GA

157,102 Population
3,482.7 square miles 45.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,382 ±$1,683 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$54,110 ±$3,141 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.2% ±2.8% (29,112  ±4,041) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,432,215  ±57,841) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

57,381 ±2,083 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (144,203  ±3,417) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±2.1% (2,010  ±702) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

65,781 ±1,617 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$153,800 ±$11,049 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.5% ±2.3% (20,830  ±3,601.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.1% ±3.5% (92,935  ±4,451.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17.6% ±1.9% (18,967  ±2,096.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.7% ±0.5% (14,146  ±737.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 15.5% 1,592,544 (±0.1% / ±14,246.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.5% ±1% (8,646  ±1,578) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.5% ±1.1% (8,991  ±1,331) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,991 Total veterans ±1,331 8,410 Male ±1,302 581 Female ±362

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