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Effingham County, GA

73,148 Population
478.8 square miles 152.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,410 ±$2,977 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$92,789 ±$10,408 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.5% ±2.4% (4,691  ±1,773) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.3 minutes ±1.4 (992,775  ±55,346) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

25,727 ±840 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (72,813  ±16) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±3.8% (974  ±652) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 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

27,413 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$316,900 ±$23,702 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±3.4% (7,634  ±2,446.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.7% ±6.9% (44,154  ±3,423.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.7% ±3.5% (10,581  ±1,684.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.7% (4,139  ±1,508) 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

10.1% ±2.5% (5,411  ±1,334) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,411 Total veterans ±1,334 4,552 Male ±1,202 859 Female ±485

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