Census Reporter

Burke County, GA

22,567 Population
827 square miles 27.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,050 ±$1,778 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $32,427 ±$189
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$45,699 ±$3,183 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $61,224 ±$306
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

19% ±3.5% (4,196  ±777) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Georgia: 14.3% 1,461,572 (±0.2% / ±17,326)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

27.2 minutes ±2.1 (236,475  ±24,048) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 28.7 128,631,090 (±0.1 / ±696,696)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

7,953 ±336 Number of households
  • Georgia: 3,830,264 ±8,096
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.8 ±0.1 (22,352  ±93) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.7 10,253,888 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.9% ±2.2% (251  ±111) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 134,386 (±0.1% / ±3,625)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

10,108 ±36 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,329,675 ±661
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$89,900 ±$13,404 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $190,200 ±$860
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

7.8% ±2.1% (1,733  ±477.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 14.5% 1,509,147 (±0.2% / ±15,979.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

81.4% ±5.4% (11,825  ±796.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 87.9% 6,147,772 (±0.3% / ±23,903)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
14.5% ±2.3% (2,103  ±341.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 32.2% 2,252,662 (±0.2% / ±13,897.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

1.7% ±0.5% (375  ±117) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Georgia: 10.2% 1,068,027 (±0.1% / ±12,154)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

9.8% ±1.6% (1,639  ±264) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 7.9% 625,251 (±0.1% / ±7,372)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
1,639 Total veterans ±264 1,462 Male ±236 177 Female ±82

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