Chatham County, Georgia

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Chatham County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	300,879	10,940,407	334,922,499	241st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,097	$77,353	$80,734	1123rd of 3,221
Median Age	37.2	37.6	38.9	2715th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.7%	34.9%	35.7%	357th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$302,700	$303,300	$332,700	613th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,471	$1,393	$1,413	264th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.3%	13.4%	12.5%	1400th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.1%	5.2%	738th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	695.3	189.6	n/a	255th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.7%	11.2%	14.1%	488th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1363rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.8%	65.7%	65.2%	3077th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.0	28.3	26.4	1901st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	15.9%	15.1%	860th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.2%	n/a	n/a	844th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.6%	46.5%	46.9%	2876th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.5%	n/a	n/a	317th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.3%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.8	64.9	61.4

Age in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	37.2	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	120,383	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.7%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.8%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	40.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,342	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.0%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.7%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.8%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	137,532	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.6%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.4%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,541	$2,341	n/a

Education in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	8.9%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.5%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Chatham County, Georgia

Statistic	Chatham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.7%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.6%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.3%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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