Atkinson County, Georgia

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Atkinson County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,337	10,940,407	334,922,499	2625th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,347	$77,353	$80,734	3018th of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	37.6	38.9	2884th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.9%	34.9%	35.7%	3200th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$79,000	$303,300	$332,700	3174th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$657	$1,393	$1,413	2914th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.0%	13.4%	12.5%	229th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	5.1%	5.2%	1348th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	24.3	189.6	n/a	2160th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.4%	11.2%	14.1%	238th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.2	n/a	n/a	2930th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.9%	65.7%	65.2%	2913th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.2	28.3	26.4	1611th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	15.9%	15.1%	3054th of 3,222
Uninsured	26.3%	n/a	n/a	44th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.3%	46.5%	46.9%	805th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.7%	n/a	n/a	2806th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.6	64.9	61.4

Age in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	35.9	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.2%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	3,222	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	69.5%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.8%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.7%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.9%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,557	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.6%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.0%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	54.6%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.2%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	3,530	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	40.7%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.1%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$625	$2,341	n/a

Education in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	31.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.4%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.2%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.7%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	89.2%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.8%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Atkinson County, Georgia

Statistic	Atkinson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.2%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	12.0%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	74.3%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	25.7%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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