Turner County, Georgia

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

Turner County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,939	10,940,407	334,922,499	2564th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$36,799	$77,353	$80,734	3108th of 3,221
Median Age	36.6	37.6	38.9	2798th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.8%	34.9%	35.7%	3186th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,300	$303,300	$332,700	3026th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$679	$1,393	$1,413	2832nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.3%	13.4%	12.5%	525th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.2%	5.1%	5.2%	66th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.3	189.6	n/a	1954th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	11.2%	14.1%	2057th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2679th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.8%	65.7%	65.2%	2814th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.5	28.3	26.4	1537th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.2%	15.9%	15.1%	759th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.1%	n/a	n/a	361st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.8%	46.5%	46.9%	3027th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.5%	n/a	n/a	3035th 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 Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	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)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.2	64.9	61.4

Age in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	36.6	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.0%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	3,295	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.1%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.3%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	37.6%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,092	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.5%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.9%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.2%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	32.5%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	3,927	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.0%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.0%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,026	$2,341	n/a

Education in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	23.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.4%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.4%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.3%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.0%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Turner County, Georgia

Statistic	Turner County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.6%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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