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Royston, GA

2,335 Population
3.3 square miles 711.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±9.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 33.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1

Economics

$27,641 ±$5,538 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $36,105 ±$1,133
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
$31,136 ±$4,253 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $62,897 ±$2,390
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431

26.3% ±9.5% (578  ±236) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 19.7% 40,761 (±1.1% / ±2,181)
  • about double the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)

32.6 minutes ±10.4 (25,490  ±11,049) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 23.6 2,157,990 (±0.6 / ±75,344)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)

Families

1,058 ±173 Number of households
  • the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 85,019 ±699
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
2.1 ±0.2 (2,212  ±413) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 2.4 206,983 (±0 / ±214)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720

5.7% ±4.8% (26  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 4% † 2,434 (±0.7% / ±436)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)

Housing

1,213 ±169 Number of housing units
  • the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 91,118 ±151
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944

$220,500 ±$43,914 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $280,900 ±$5,387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058

16.7% ±7.7% (386  ±189.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 19.6% 42,427 (±1.1% / ±2,374.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)

Social

77.3% ±4.9% (1,229  ±220.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 89.8% 120,474 (±2.1% / ±2,765.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
21.8% ±6.6% (347  ±120.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 43.5% 58,357 (±1.4% / ±1,827.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)

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

4.2% ±5.5% (99  ±129) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 8% 17,393
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488

5.5% ±3.7% (102  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 5% 8,780 (±0.3% / ±600)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
102 Total veterans ±71 102 Male ±71 N/A Female ±14

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