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Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (North & West) PUMA, GA

140,656 Population
3,323.1 square miles 42.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,323 ±$2,048 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$55,800 ±$5,936 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

21.5% ±3.9% (28,125  ±5,115) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 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)

25.4 minutes ±1.8 (1,342,040  ±124,563) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 29.4 135,223,580 (±0.2 / ±1,380,047)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

52,402 ±1,723 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (131,009  ±3,095) 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

3.8% ±1.7% (1,193  ±545) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

60,474 ±1,476 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$119,000 ±$16,424 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±2.3% (15,778  ±3,239.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.9% ±3.6% (81,161  ±4,060.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.4% ±2.2% (18,769  ±2,177) 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)

4% ±0.4% (5,277  ±544.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Georgia: 15.5% 1,592,544 (±0.1% / ±14,246.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

4.1% ±2.3% (5,723  ±3,266) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.8% ±1.2% (6,302  ±1,304) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,302 Total veterans ±1,304 6,000 Male ±1,281 302 Female ±194

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