Forsyth County, Georgia

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Forsyth County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for median household income (10th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (39th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	267,287	10,940,407	334,922,499	271st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$143,784	$77,353	$80,734	10th of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	37.6	38.9	2192nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	57.1%	34.9%	35.7%	39th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$550,400	$303,300	$332,700	103rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,090	$1,393	$1,413	34th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.3%	13.4%	12.5%	3208th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	5.1%	5.2%	2228th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,190.0	189.6	n/a	149th of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.9%	11.2%	14.1%	83rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	119th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.4%	65.7%	65.2%	153rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.6	28.3	26.4	434th of 3,221
Worked from Home	32.5%	15.9%	15.1%	8th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1716th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	70.5%	46.5%	46.9%	10th of 3,222
Broadband Access	96.8%	n/a	n/a	3rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	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)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.6	64.9	61.4

Age in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	39.7	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.7%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.4%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	89,030	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.6	2.5
Family Households	81.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	45.4%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	15.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.2%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$58,249	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.6%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	31.4%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	11.0%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.2%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	92,575	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.5%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,004.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.6%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,020	$2,341	n/a

Education in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.4%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	34.9%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.1%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	58.6%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.3%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.6%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Forsyth County, Georgia

Statistic	Forsyth County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.5%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	11.0%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.9%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	72.3%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.5%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.5%	12.3%	16.7%

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