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Effingham County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Savannah, GA
Designated Market Area: Savannah, GA-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 69,041   ( 16,791 from 2010 , 4,273 from 2020)
Land area: 478.8 square miles
Population density: 144.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:51,482 74.57% 21.7%
Black:10,48415.19% 50.2%
Indian:2020.29% 49.6%
Asian:8851.28% 100.7%
2+ races:1,5232.21% 87.1%
Hispanic:4,4656.47% 197.5%
Total non-White:17,55925.43% 76.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,847 14.3
Deaths:1,34810.4
Net Migration: 3,71628.7
Net Immigration: 210.2
Change in White population:9,171 17.6
Change in Non-White pop.:7,620 14.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
52,250
42,31180.98%
6,98213.36%
1350.26%
4410.84%
8141.56%
1,5012.87%
9,93919.02%

2000
37,535
31,49383.90%
4,85312.93%
1120.30%
1770.47%
3390.90%
5311.41%
6,04216.10%

1990
25,687
21,81584.93%
3,60514.03%
980.38%
590.23%
n/a
1100.43%
3,87215.07%

1980
18,327
14,82880.91%
3,25117.74%
170.09%
120.07%
n/a
2191.19%
3,49919.09%

1970
13,632
10,11374.19%
3,39124.88%
80.06%
170.12%
n/a
1010.74%
3,519 25.81%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,108 16.3
2,6987.2
12,55633.5
1160.3
10,818 28.8
3,897 10.4
1990's
NumberRate
4,549 17.7
1,9807.7
10,75341.9
580.2
9,678 37.7
2,170 8.4
1980's
NumberRate
3,299 18.0
1,448 7.9
5,788 31.6
n/a
6,987 38.1
373 2.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,043 22.3
n/a
4,715 34.6
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Age, Family & Household Data for Effingham 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
36.4
17,258 25.0%
51,783 75.0%
7,771 11.3%
22,820
2.85
17,014 74.6%
13,298 78.2%
1,244 7.3%
5,806 25.4%

2010
NumberPercent
35.1
14,906 28.5%
37,344 71.5%
4,763 9.1%
18,092
2.85
14,139 78.2%
10,872 76.9%
1,395 9.9%
3,953 21.8%

2000
NumberPercent
33.5
11,235 29.9%
26,300 70.1%
3,009 8.0%
13,128
2.84
10,487 79.9%
8,616 82.2%
791 7.5%
2,641 20.1%

1990
NumberPercent
30.1
8,017 31.2%
17,670 68.8%
2,022 7.9%
8,755
2.93
7,227 82.5%
6,051 83.7%
532 7.4%
1,528 17.5%

1980
NumberPercent
27.9
6,323 34.5%
12,004 65.5%
1,590 8.7%
5,858
3.11
4,972 84.9%
4,394 88.4%
190 3.8%
886 15.1%

2022 Housing Data for Effingham County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units24,567 
Median Value$219,000 
Occupied22,82092.9%
Vacant1,7477.1%
Owned17,57877.0%
Rented5,24223.0%
Median Rent$1,098 
Single-Family Units17,98673.2%
    Detached17,69872.0%
    Attached2881.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,3525.5%
Mobile Homes4,71419.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Effingham County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008583.8%
$10,000 to $14,9995802.5%
$15,000 to $19,9997793.4%
$20,000 to $24,9993851.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999474.1%
$30,000 to $34,9997603.3%
$35,000 to $39,9995942.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996843.0%
$45,000 to $49,9998673.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,8618.2%
$60,000 to $74,9992,37610.4%
$75,000 to $99,9993,41915.0%
$100,000 to $124,9992,70911.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1069.2%
$150,000 to $199,9992,1329.3%
$200,000 or more1,7637.7%
Median Household Income79,474 
Per Capita Income36,506 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,1375.0%
Public Assistance3031.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,8718.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed28,22370.7%
Unemployed1,5423.9%
In Armed Forces2880.7%
Total Labor Force30,05375.3%
Not in Labor Force9,84724.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector12,39110,54354.0%
Non-Profit33695026.1%
Self-Employed1,36380163.0%
Local Government9251,25842.4%
State Government58981042.1%
Federal Government67919577.7%
Total Private + Self13,75411,34454.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,5293,21344.0%
Total16,28314,55752.8%
Pct. Govt.14.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,34614.1%
Sales and Office Occupations6,46620.9%
Professional, Technical6,87922.3%
Service Occupations4,28613.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing180.1%
All others8,91128.8%
White Collar 57.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing5,59718.1%
Health care and social assistance3,69312.0%
Retail trade3,44711.2%
Transportation and warehousing2,6168.5%
Educational services2,5588.3%
Construction2,1286.9%
Public administration1,9836.4%
Accommodation and food services1,7335.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1,5104.9%
Other services1,3304.3%
Finance and insurance1,0923.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9793.2%
Wholesale trade6832.2%
Information3521.1%
Utilities3191.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing3071.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3051.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2160.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction330.1%
Management70.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,8092.77%
Puerto Rican6771.04%
Cuban4420.68%
Dominican1410.22%
Total Central American1000.15%
Costa Rican410.06%
Guatemalan590.09%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2280.35%
Argentinean480.07%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1350.21%
Ecuadorian90.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan90.01%
Other South American270.04%
Other Hispanic2000.31%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1970.30%
Vietnamese740.11%
Korean500.08%
Filipino430.07%
Chinese240.04%
Japanese200.03%
Thai160.02%
Indonesian60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English58,80196.2%
Spanish1,5352.5%
Other Indo-European2610.4%
German, other Germanic1640.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic930.2%
Vietnamese740.1%
Tagalog670.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun330.1%
Other Asian330.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American11,99518.4%
English6,78410.4%
Irish5,8589.0%
German5,7648.8%
Italian1,8762.9%
Scottish1,3372.0%
European1,1351.7%
Scotch-Irish8051.2%
French7291.1%
Dutch5950.9%
Polish5760.9%
African5000.8%
Welsh2680.4%
British2520.4%
Austrian2510.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen64,52598.8%
Not a citizen7891.2%
Native63,53197.3%
Foreign-born1,7832.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Effingham County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
942 2.2%3,267 7.7%14,343 33.6%13,386 31.4%7,658 17.9%3,095 7.2%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 942 2.2%
9-12 Years 3,267 7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 14,343 33.6%
Some College 13,386 31.4%
Bach. Degree 7,658 17.9%
Grad Degree 3,095 7.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Effingham County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 12,298 11,837 461 3.7% 5.4%
1991 12,684 12,021 663 5.2% 5.3%
1992 13,248 12,452 796 6.0% 6.6%
1993 13,587 12,958 629 4.6% 5.7%
1994 14,338 13,689 649 4.5% 5.1%
1995 14,922 14,306 616 4.1% 4.8%
1996 15,738 15,130 608 3.9% 4.6%
1997 16,937 16,325 612 3.6% 4.5%
1998 17,872 17,213 659 3.7% 4.2%
1999 18,674 18,092 582 3.1% 3.8%
2000 18,917 18,325 592 3.1% 3.5%
2001 19,725 19,094 631 3.2% 4.1%
2002 21,038 20,183 855 4.1% 5.3%
2003 22,115 21,188 927 4.2% 5.1%
2004 23,778 22,817 961 4.0% 5.1%
2005 25,650 24,565 1,085 4.2% 5.7%
2006 27,072 26,082 990 3.7% 5.1%
2007 28,436 27,414 1,022 3.6% 4.9%
2008 28,952 27,439 1,513 5.2% 6.8%
2009 28,604 26,131 2,473 8.6% 10.4%
2010 25,849 23,339 2,510 9.7% 10.7%
2011 25,592 23,227 2,365 9.2% 10.1%
2012 25,871 23,739 2,132 8.2% 9.0%
2013 26,146 24,286 1,860 7.1% 8.1%
2014 26,223 24,587 1,636 6.2% 7.1%
2015 26,854 25,458 1,396 5.2% 6.1%
2016 28,415 27,025 1,390 4.9% 5.4%
2017 29,737 28,521 1,216 4.1% 4.8%
2018 31,011 29,983 1,028 3.3% 4.0%
2019 32,248 31,311 937 2.9% 3.5%
2020 31,400 29,827 1,573 5.0% 6.5%
2021 33,189 32,208 981 3.0% 3.9%
2022 33,678 32,818 860 2.6% 3.0%
2023 34,131 33,246 885 2.6% 3.2%
2024 35,122 34,150 972 2.8% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com