Ware County, Georgia

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

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Key figures

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,976	10,940,407	334,922,499	1317th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,448	$77,353	$80,734	2886th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	37.6	38.9	2596th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.4%	34.9%	35.7%	2896th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,500	$303,300	$332,700	2858th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$789	$1,393	$1,413	2185th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.5%	13.4%	12.5%	422nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.1%	5.2%	744th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	40.0	189.6	n/a	1742nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	11.2%	14.1%	1305th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.4	n/a	n/a	2912th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.1%	65.7%	65.2%	2849th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.6	28.3	26.4	2423rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	15.9%	15.1%	2785th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.0%	n/a	n/a	469th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.1%	46.5%	46.9%	3009th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.3%	n/a	n/a	2951st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	29.7%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.4	64.9	61.4

Age in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	37.9	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	12,957	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	60.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.5%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.5%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.6%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	36.8%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,230	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.4%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.7%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.5%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.9%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	15,943	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.0%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.9%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.9%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,047	$2,341	n/a

Education in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	17.1%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.6%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.6%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.9%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.6%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.1%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	16.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Ware County, Georgia

Statistic	Ware County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.7%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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