Laurens County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	49,798	10,940,407	334,922,499	1016th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,010	$77,353	$80,734	2472nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	37.6	38.9	2329th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.1%	34.9%	35.7%	2158th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$154,500	$303,300	$332,700	2163rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$863	$1,393	$1,413	1650th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.6%	13.4%	12.5%	344th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	5.1%	5.2%	1096th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	61.7	189.6	n/a	1352nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	11.2%	14.1%	1464th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.2	n/a	n/a	2827th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.3%	65.7%	65.2%	2791st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.6	28.3	26.4	1516th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.3%	15.9%	15.1%	2844th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.6%	n/a	n/a	625th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	46.5%	46.9%	2491st of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.8%	n/a	n/a	2643rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.5%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.8	64.9	61.4

Age in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	39.2	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	18,592	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.4%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.5%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,751	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.6%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.8%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.5%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	22,065	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.5%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,021	$2,341	n/a

Education in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	13.1%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.8%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.3%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.9%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.5%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.6%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Laurens County, Georgia

Statistic	Laurens County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.5%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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