Barrow County, Georgia

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Barrow County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for broadband access (142nd of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	89,886	10,940,407	334,922,499	670th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,653	$77,353	$80,734	556th of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	37.6	38.9	2815th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.2%	34.9%	35.7%	1781st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$294,700	$303,300	$332,700	654th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,318	$1,393	$1,413	399th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	13.4%	12.5%	2518th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	5.1%	5.2%	2085th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	558.1	189.6	n/a	306th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.1%	11.2%	14.1%	380th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.5	n/a	n/a	1644th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.5%	65.7%	65.2%	861st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.5	28.3	26.4	201st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.3%	15.9%	15.1%	1388th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.1%	n/a	n/a	459th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.6%	46.5%	46.9%	622nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.6%	n/a	n/a	142nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.0	64.9	61.4

Age in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	36.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.1%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.9%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	30,789	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Family Households	75.4%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.5%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.8%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	18.8%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.6%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,600	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.6%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.3%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.3%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.7%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	32,248	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.4%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,001.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.5%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,307	$2,341	n/a

Education in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	11.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.7%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.5%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Barrow County, Georgia

Statistic	Barrow County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.5%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.3%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.8%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.8%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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