Oglethorpe County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,509	10,940,407	334,922,499	2125th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,034	$77,353	$80,734	837th of 3,221
Median Age	43.2	37.6	38.9	1146th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.3%	34.9%	35.7%	1181st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$231,600	$303,300	$332,700	1065th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$913	$1,393	$1,413	1358th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	13.4%	12.5%	2048th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	5.1%	5.2%	2475th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	35.3	189.6	n/a	1871st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	11.2%	14.1%	1280th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1246th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.8%	65.7%	65.2%	186th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.8	28.3	26.4	241st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.4%	15.9%	15.1%	1362nd of 3,222
Uninsured	18.9%	n/a	n/a	311th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	46.5%	46.9%	837th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.4%	n/a	n/a	2753rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.6	64.9	61.4

Age in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	43.2	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	5,411	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	72.2%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.6%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,476	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.3%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.9%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.4%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.1%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	6,511	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.5%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,733	$2,341	n/a

Education in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	11.7%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.7%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	11.4%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.5%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Statistic	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.3%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.4%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	12.3%	16.7%

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