Gilmer County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,426	10,940,407	334,922,499	1411th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,499	$77,353	$80,734	870th of 3,221
Median Age	50.0	37.6	38.9	224th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	34.9%	35.7%	1234th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$314,000	$303,300	$332,700	560th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$998	$1,393	$1,413	997th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.0%	13.4%	12.5%	1096th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	5.1%	5.2%	2665th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	76.1	189.6	n/a	1183rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.2%	11.2%	14.1%	939th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1690th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.7%	65.7%	65.2%	517th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.9	28.3	26.4	671st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.2%	15.9%	15.1%	1408th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.4%	n/a	n/a	217th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.3%	46.5%	46.9%	351st of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1090th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	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)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.5	64.9	61.4

Age in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	50.0	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.3%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.0%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	13,015	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	72.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	20.9%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,067	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.0%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.6%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.6%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	18,507	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.5%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,109	$2,341	n/a

Education in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.9%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.0%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.2%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.8%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.6%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Gilmer County, Georgia

Statistic	Gilmer County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.8%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.1%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.3%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.1%	12.3%	16.7%

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