Putnam County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	22,855	10,940,407	334,922,499	1735th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,096	$77,353	$80,734	1042nd of 3,221
Median Age	47.8	37.6	38.9	369th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.1%	34.9%	35.7%	689th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$249,300	$303,300	$332,700	895th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,002	$1,393	$1,413	985th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.6%	13.4%	12.5%	822nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	5.1%	5.2%	2091st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	66.3	189.6	n/a	1293rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.6%	11.2%	14.1%	608th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1680th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.9%	65.7%	65.2%	492nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.1	28.3	26.4	391st of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	15.9%	15.1%	785th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.9%	n/a	n/a	391st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.9%	46.5%	46.9%	1047th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.4%	n/a	n/a	1594th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	52.8	64.9	61.4

Age in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	47.8	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.0%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.8%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	10,435	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.6%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.2%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.2%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,458	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.8%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.1%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.5%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.6%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	13,505	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.4%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.1%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.5%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,698	$2,341	n/a

Education in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	13.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.7%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.4%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.3%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Putnam County, Georgia

Statistic	Putnam County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.1%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.8%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.4%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.3%	12.3%	16.7%

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