Harris County, Georgia

Interactive maps and statistics for Harris County, Georgia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Georgia and the United States.

Harris County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (22nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (79th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,086	10,940,407	334,922,499	1314th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$97,302	$77,353	$80,734	195th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	37.6	38.9	1049th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.0%	34.9%	35.7%	344th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$302,800	$303,300	$332,700	612th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,048	$1,393	$1,413	848th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.0%	13.4%	12.5%	2642nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.1%	5.2%	740th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	77.8	189.6	n/a	1164th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	11.2%	14.1%	1950th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	653rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	88.8%	65.7%	65.2%	22nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.1	28.3	26.4	1155th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	15.9%	15.1%	932nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1684th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.4%	46.5%	46.9%	79th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1101st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	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)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.1	64.9	61.4

Age in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	43.5	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.8%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	13,027	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	78.4%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.4%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.7%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,650	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.9%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.0%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.1%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.1%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	14,699	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.2%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	11.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,578	$2,341	n/a

Education in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.8%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.0%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Harris County, Georgia

Statistic	Harris County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	12.3%	16.7%

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