Upson County, Georgia

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Upson County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,029	10,940,407	334,922,499	1540th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,429	$77,353	$80,734	2440th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	37.6	38.9	1767th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.5%	34.9%	35.7%	2737th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,700	$303,300	$332,700	1833rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$849	$1,393	$1,413	1750th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.3%	13.4%	12.5%	615th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	5.1%	5.2%	1953rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	86.7	189.6	n/a	1087th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	11.2%	14.1%	2317th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.3	n/a	n/a	2922nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.0%	65.7%	65.2%	2971st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.3	28.3	26.4	1121st of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	15.9%	15.1%	3056th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.7%	n/a	n/a	618th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.1%	46.5%	46.9%	2599th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.4%	n/a	n/a	2116th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.8%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	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)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.9	64.9	61.4

Age in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	41.1	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	10,595	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	32.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,521	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.4%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.6%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.7%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.7%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	12,434	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.0%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,433	$2,341	n/a

Education in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	14.3%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.8%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.7%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Upson County, Georgia

Statistic	Upson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.8%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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