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Sylvester, GA Urban Area

5,689 Population
5.9 square miles 972.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,737 ±$3,122 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,022 ±$10,143 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.4% ±7% (1,628  ±396) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.7 minutes ±2.3 (50,920  ±9,158) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,216 ±218 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (5,543  ±258) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±5% (70  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,574 ±218 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$98,900 ±$10,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±3.2% (412  ±177.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83% ±7.8% (3,001  ±356) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.6% ±4% (420  ±149.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third 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

1.1% ±0.7% (60  ±41) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±2.4% (289  ±104) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
289 Total veterans ±104 273 Male ±99 16 Female ±23

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