Decatur County, Georgia

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Decatur County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	29,195	10,940,407	334,922,499	1498th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,317	$77,353	$80,734	2574th of 3,221
Median Age	38.9	37.6	38.9	2397th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.1%	34.9%	35.7%	2799th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$158,800	$303,300	$332,700	2051st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$838	$1,393	$1,413	1832nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.0%	13.4%	12.5%	379th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	5.1%	5.2%	602nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	48.9	189.6	n/a	1559th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	11.2%	14.1%	1303rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2710th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.1%	65.7%	65.2%	2900th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.4	28.3	26.4	2256th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	15.9%	15.1%	2812th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.1%	n/a	n/a	460th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.8%	46.5%	46.9%	2923rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.8%	n/a	n/a	3024th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	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)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.4	64.9	61.4

Age in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	38.9	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	10,621	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.7%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.2%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	35.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,882	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.9%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.0%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.4%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.8%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	13,215	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.0%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.9%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,514	$2,341	n/a

Education in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	16.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.4%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.0%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.3%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.1%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.6%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Decatur County, Georgia

Statistic	Decatur County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.2%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	12.3%	16.7%

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