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Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (Southeast) PUMA, GA

157,337 Population
3,482.7 square miles 45.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$26,173 ±$1,440 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $39,685 ±$352
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$49,933 ±$3,058 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $74,632 ±$833
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

23.7% ±2.8% (34,599  ±4,206) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 13.6% 1,461,317 (±0.4% / ±38,018)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.2 minutes ±1.9 (1,598,625  ±132,927) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.7 128,833,304 (±0.2 / ±1,204,493)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

57,171 ±1,742 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,150,138 ±14,424
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (145,266  ±2,966) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,774,563
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±2.1% (1,808  ±772) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 141,228 (±0.3% / ±6,907)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

66,287 ±1,047 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,610,506 ±467
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$134,200 ±$17,510 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $323,000 ±$1,915
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.3% ±1.8% (17,649  ±2,799.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,369,769 (±0.3% / ±34,280.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.3% ±3.6% (90,900  ±4,281.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.3% 6,653,783 (±0.6% / ±43,866.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
16% ±1.8% (16,850  ±1,910.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 35.4% 2,637,795 (±0.4% / ±27,056)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

9.1% ±0.6% (13,203  ±871.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 15.1% 1,532,481 (±0.1% / ±13,628.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

4% ±0.7% (6,294  ±1,119) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 11.6% 1,274,462
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.9% ±1.1% (8,332  ±1,273) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 608,198 (±0.2% / ±13,207)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,332 Total veterans ±1,273 7,168 Male ±1,262 1,164 Female ±532

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