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Charlton County, GA


Designated Market Area: Jacksonville-Brunswick, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2025): Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 13,021   ( 505 from 2020)
Land area: 780.1 square miles
Population density: 16.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:7,217 55.43% 6.4%
Black:3,25525.00% 1.0%
Indian:1881.44% 1.6%
Asian:1200.92% 22.4%
2+ races:3212.47% 34.3%
Hispanic:1,92014.75% 3.3%
Total non-White:5,80444.57% 1.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:496 9.9
Deaths:66413.3
Net Migration: 68813.7
Net Immigration: 20.0
Change in White population:432 3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:73 0.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
12,516
6,78554.21%
3,22325.75%
1851.48%
980.78%
2391.91%
1,98615.87%
5,73145.79%

2010
12,171
8,11666.68%
3,44328.29%
380.31%
790.65%
1801.48%
3102.55%
4,05533.32%

2000
10,282
7,01468.22%
2,99029.08%
390.38%
410.40%
1141.11%
810.79%
3,26831.78%

1990
8,496
6,04871.19%
2,29827.05%
790.93%
80.09%
n/a
630.74%
2,44828.81%

1980
7,343
5,17070.41%
2,14929.27%
80.11%
00.00%
n/a
150.20%
2,17329.59%

1970
5,680
3,75366.07%
1,92433.87%
10.02%
20.04%
n/a
00.00%
1,927 33.93%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
1,111 9.1
9667.9
3963.3
5654.6
-1,331 -10.9
1,676 13.8
2000's
NumberRate
1,161 11.3
7537.3
660.6
10.0
1,102 10.7
787 7.7
1990's
NumberRate
1,446 17.0
94011.1
4645.5
40.0
966 11.4
820 9.7
1980's
NumberRate
1,365 18.6
663 9.0
528 7.2
n/a
878 12.0
275 3.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
849 14.9
n/a
1,417 24.9
246 4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Charlton County, GA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.4
2,295 9.0%
23,242 91.0%
2,061 8.1%
4,043
2.90
2,642 65.3%
1,718 65.0%
196 7.4%
1,401 34.7%

2010
NumberPercent
38.2
2,642 21.7%
9,529 78.3%
1,543 12.7%
3,927
2.64
2,866 73.0%
2,061 71.9%
310 10.8%
1,061 27.0%

2000
NumberPercent
33.5
2,828 27.5%
7,454 72.5%
1,016 9.9%
3,327
2.75
2,507 75.4%
1,882 75.1%
317 12.6%
820 24.6%

1990
NumberPercent
30.4
2,633 31.0%
5,863 69.0%
881 10.4%
2,911
2.88
2,285 78.5%
1,818 79.6%
222 9.7%
626 21.5%

1980
NumberPercent
26.3
2,699 36.8%
4,644 63.2%
741 10.1%
2,238
3.24
1,876 83.8%
1,533 81.7%
179 9.5%
362 16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Charlton County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units4,673 
Median Value$107,500 
Occupied4,04386.5%
Vacant63013.5%
Owned2,98973.9%
Rented1,05426.1%
Median Rent$704 
Single-Family Units2,73458.5%
    Detached2,73058.4%
    Attached40.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units370.8%
Mobile Homes1,61934.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Charlton County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00040410.0%
$10,000 to $14,9992245.5%
$15,000 to $19,9992817.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991934.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991593.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991343.3%
$35,000 to $39,9993438.5%
$40,000 to $44,9992335.8%
$45,000 to $49,9992907.2%
$50,000 to $59,9993217.9%
$60,000 to $74,9993268.1%
$75,000 to $99,99947211.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991974.9%
$125,000 to $149,9993067.6%
$150,000 to $199,999421.0%
$200,000 or more1182.9%
Median Household Income45,770 
Per Capita Income22,742 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state78 
Compared to U.S.74 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2566.3%
Public Assistance200.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps98624.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed4,48657.9%
Unemployed4525.8%
In Armed Forces230.3%
Total Labor Force4,96164.0%
Not in Labor Force2,78936.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 41.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,5281,01171.4%
Non-Profit408133.1%
Self-Employed1874879.6%
Local Government28120857.5%
State Government3328410.4%
Federal Government2157773.6%
Total Private + Self2,7151,05971.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.56965046.7%
Total3,2841,70965.8%
Pct. Govt.22.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2545.1%
Sales and Office Occupations75515.1%
Professional, Technical75815.2%
Service Occupations99820.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing992.0%
All others2,22844.6%
White Collar 35.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing80816.2%
Retail trade77515.5%
Construction52110.4%
Health care and social assistance4889.8%
Public administration4318.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3877.8%
Educational services3717.4%
Accommodation and food services3356.7%
Transportation and warehousing3026.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1723.4%
Professional, scientific, technical1252.5%
Finance and insurance741.5%
Information571.1%
Wholesale trade430.9%
Other services370.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing250.5%
Utilities160.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation160.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction100.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charlton County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3913.12%
Puerto Rican1010.80%
Cuban190.15%
Dominican220.18%
Total Central American740.59%
Costa Rican420.33%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran220.18%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran100.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1010.80%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian730.58%
Ecuadorian280.22%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic460.37%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian650.52%
Filipino210.17%
Korean130.10%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English11,45595.7%
Spanish4473.7%
German, other Germanic340.3%
Arabic160.1%
Korean130.1%
Other Indo-European70.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish1,0088.0%
American9017.2%
English7445.9%
German6375.1%
Italian2962.4%
Scottish1401.1%
European1371.1%
Polish1160.9%
African660.5%
Scotch-Irish460.4%
Welsh350.3%
British280.2%
French250.2%
Dutch210.2%
Haitian210.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen12,18797.1%
Not a citizen3602.9%
Native12,11696.6%
Foreign-born4313.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Charlton County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
644 7.2%788 8.8%4,070 45.2%2,408 26.7%870 9.7%222 2.5%
  Average years of education: 12.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 644 7.2%
9-12 Years 788 8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,070 45.2%
Some College 2,408 26.7%
Bach. Degree 870 9.7%
Grad Degree 222 2.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Charlton County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 3,542 3,374 168 4.7% 5.4%
1991 3,884 3,717 167 4.3% 5.3%
1992 3,824 3,583 241 6.3% 6.6%
1993 3,913 3,695 218 5.6% 5.7%
1994 3,882 3,667 215 5.5% 5.1%
1995 3,924 3,680 244 6.2% 4.8%
1996 3,906 3,633 273 7.0% 4.6%
1997 3,752 3,565 187 5.0% 4.5%
1998 3,766 3,579 187 5.0% 4.2%
1999 3,853 3,683 170 4.4% 3.8%
2000 3,929 3,769 160 4.1% 3.5%
2001 3,937 3,767 170 4.3% 4.1%
2002 4,105 3,890 215 5.2% 5.3%
2003 4,263 4,018 245 5.7% 5.1%
2004 4,229 4,004 225 5.3% 5.1%
2005 4,392 4,143 249 5.7% 5.7%
2006 4,577 4,352 225 4.9% 5.1%
2007 4,591 4,354 237 5.2% 4.9%
2008 4,573 4,240 333 7.3% 6.8%
2009 4,479 3,966 513 11.5% 10.4%
2010 4,811 4,294 517 10.7% 10.7%
2011 4,955 4,433 522 10.5% 10.1%
2012 4,962 4,506 456 9.2% 9.0%
2013 4,912 4,500 412 8.4% 8.1%
2014 4,797 4,442 355 7.4% 7.1%
2015 4,713 4,407 306 6.5% 6.1%
2016 4,741 4,470 271 5.7% 5.4%
2017 4,906 4,656 250 5.1% 4.8%
2018 4,818 4,606 212 4.4% 4.0%
2019 4,918 4,728 190 3.9% 3.5%
2020 4,842 4,660 182 3.8% 6.5%
2021 4,955 4,797 158 3.2% 3.9%
2022 5,076 4,918 158 3.1% 3.0%
2023 5,069 4,913 156 3.1% 3.2%
2024 4,361 4,207 154 3.5% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com