Effingham County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	69,143	10,940,407	334,922,499	794th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,438	$77,353	$80,734	341st of 3,221
Median Age	37.0	37.6	38.9	2744th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.2%	34.9%	35.7%	988th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$276,000	$303,300	$332,700	749th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,147	$1,393	$1,413	629th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.8%	13.4%	12.5%	3033rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	5.1%	5.2%	918th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	144.4	189.6	n/a	780th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	11.2%	14.1%	1151st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1633rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	65.7%	65.2%	886th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.3	28.3	26.4	282nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	15.9%	15.1%	2240th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	990th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.5%	46.5%	46.9%	333rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.1%	n/a	n/a	2019th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	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)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.1	64.9	61.4

Age in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	37.0	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	26.4%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.5%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	24,287	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	74.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.5%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	27.4%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,913	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.7%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.7%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.4%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.8%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.7%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.8%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	25,943	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.1%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,001.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.2%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,495	$2,341	n/a

Education in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.4%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.9%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.6%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Effingham County, Georgia

Statistic	Effingham County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.1%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	12.3%	16.7%

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