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Effingham County, GA


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

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2024 population: 73,148   ( 8,356 from 2020)
Land area: 478.8 square miles
Population density: 152.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:52,940 72.37% 6.1%
Black:11,84216.19% 30.2%
Indian:2180.30% 7.9%
Asian:1,0341.41% 32.4%
2+ races:1,6492.25% 24.2%
Hispanic:5,4657.47% 57.3%
Total non-White:20,20827.63% 35.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,466 13.4
Deaths:2,57910.0
Net Migration: 7,24828.0
Net Immigration: 1330.5
Change in White population:3,029 4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:5,327 8.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

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

2020
64,792
49,91177.03%
9,09614.04%
2020.31%
7811.21%
1,3282.05%
3,4745.36%
14,88122.97%

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.:
2010's
NumberRate
6,916 13.2
3,8367.3
8,59216.4
3320.6
7,600 14.5
4,942 9.5
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 12.5%
120,682 87.5%
7,771 5.6%
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