Lanier County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,221	10,940,407	334,922,499	2465th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,186	$77,353	$80,734	2891st of 3,221
Median Age	36.8	37.6	38.9	2771st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.3%	34.9%	35.7%	2120th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$162,300	$303,300	$332,700	1976th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$913	$1,393	$1,413	1357th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	26.1%	13.4%	12.5%	200th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	5.1%	5.2%	1895th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	52.0	189.6	n/a	1499th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	11.2%	14.1%	1017th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1849th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.2%	65.7%	65.2%	1834th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.7	28.3	26.4	1495th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.5%	15.9%	15.1%	1945th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.6%	n/a	n/a	777th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.5%	46.5%	46.9%	634th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.6%	n/a	n/a	2476th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.4%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	24.2%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	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)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.7	64.9	61.4

Age in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	36.8	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.2%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	3,483	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	78.0%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.5%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.6%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,942	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.6%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.1%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.7%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.2%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	4,172	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.2%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,996.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.8%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.5%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,615	$2,341	n/a

Education in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	12.0%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.4%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.4%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.5%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.4%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.0%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Lanier County, Georgia

Statistic	Lanier County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.8%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.0%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.9%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.8%	12.3%	16.7%

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