Twiggs County, Georgia

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Twiggs County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (30th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,803	10,940,407	334,922,499	2665th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,324	$77,353	$80,734	2389th of 3,221
Median Age	48.1	37.6	38.9	351st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.5%	34.9%	35.7%	3168th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$111,300	$303,300	$332,700	2826th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$808	$1,393	$1,413	2045th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	13.4%	12.5%	741st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	5.1%	5.2%	2017th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.7	189.6	n/a	2262nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	11.2%	14.1%	2468th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.2	n/a	n/a	2814th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	88.2%	65.7%	65.2%	30th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.9	28.3	26.4	847th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	15.9%	15.1%	1811th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.4%	n/a	n/a	342nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	46.5%	46.9%	1969th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.8%	n/a	n/a	2885th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	39.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.3	64.9	61.4

Age in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	48.1	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.8%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.6%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.6%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	2,888	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	65.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.2%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.9%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	34.4%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,439	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.7%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.4%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.8%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	4,055	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	11.8%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$807	$2,341	n/a

Education in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	21.8%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.3%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.3%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.0%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.0%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.4%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.8%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Twiggs County, Georgia

Statistic	Twiggs County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.9%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.2%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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