Jenkins County, Georgia

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

Jenkins County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,711	10,940,407	334,922,499	2590th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,389	$77,353	$80,734	2982nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.8	37.6	38.9	1552nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.3%	34.9%	35.7%	3172nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$92,900	$303,300	$332,700	3073rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$535	$1,393	$1,413	3140th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.9%	13.4%	12.5%	326th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	5.1%	5.2%	1950th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	25.1	189.6	n/a	2138th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	11.2%	14.1%	1573rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.0	n/a	n/a	2459th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.2%	65.7%	65.2%	329th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	28.3	26.4	537th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	15.9%	15.1%	1154th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.9%	n/a	n/a	382nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	46.5%	46.9%	2120th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.7%	n/a	n/a	3030th 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 Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	37.1%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	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)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.5	64.9	61.4

Age in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	41.8	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	17.2%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.9%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	3,216	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.9%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.3%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,748	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.9%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.4%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.9%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.1%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.3%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	4,387	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.4%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.8%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.2%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$797	$2,341	n/a

Education in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	19.8%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.0%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	4.5%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.1%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.6%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.0%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Jenkins County, Georgia

Statistic	Jenkins County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.7%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	12.3%	16.7%

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