Heard County, Georgia

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Heard County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (122nd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,773	10,940,407	334,922,499	2370th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,868	$77,353	$80,734	1557th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	37.6	38.9	1765th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	34.9%	35.7%	3042nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$186,800	$303,300	$332,700	1553rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$917	$1,393	$1,413	1343rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.9%	13.4%	12.5%	787th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.1%	5.2%	1709th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.8	189.6	n/a	1747th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	11.2%	14.1%	2918th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.9	n/a	n/a	2468th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.3%	65.7%	65.2%	1965th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.9	28.3	26.4	122nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	15.9%	15.1%	2589th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.5%	n/a	n/a	426th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.5%	46.5%	46.9%	1134th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.3%	n/a	n/a	2762nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	27.9	64.9	61.4

Age in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	41.1	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.6%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	4,309	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	68.5%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.3%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	27.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,343	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.1%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.8%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.9%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.3%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	4,818	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.7%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.4%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,049	$2,341	n/a

Education in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.3%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.0%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Heard County, Georgia

Statistic	Heard County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.2%	12.3%	16.7%

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