Candler County, Georgia

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Candler County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,043	10,940,407	334,922,499	2413th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,581	$77,353	$80,734	2792nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	37.6	38.9	1979th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	34.9%	35.7%	2660th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,200	$303,300	$332,700	2043rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$715	$1,393	$1,413	2668th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	13.4%	12.5%	1036th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	5.1%	5.2%	2763rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	45.4	189.6	n/a	1639th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	11.2%	14.1%	833rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.6	n/a	n/a	2958th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.0%	65.7%	65.2%	2905th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.4	28.3	26.4	1802nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	15.9%	15.1%	3055th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.7%	n/a	n/a	205th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.1%	46.5%	46.9%	1449th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.4%	n/a	n/a	2375th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.9	64.9	61.4

Age in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	40.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	4,152	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.6%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.6%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.5%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,409	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.1%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.3%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.5%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	4,664	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.0%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,721	$2,341	n/a

Education in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	17.2%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.0%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.4%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.3%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.5%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Candler County, Georgia

Statistic	Candler County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.6%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.8%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.1%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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