2022 population: 22,929 ( 331 from 2010 , 160 from 2020)
Land area: 680.6 square miles
Population density: 33.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,392	58.41%	2.5%
Black:	7,889	34.41%	4.6%
Indian:	74	0.32%	60.9%
Asian:	170	0.74%	8.3%
2+ races:	267	1.16%	59.9%
Hispanic:	1,137	4.96%	23.5%

Total non-White:	9,537	41.59%	7.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	625	13.7
Deaths:	836	18.4
Net Migration:	359	7.9
Net Immigration:	6	0.1

Change in White population:	-341	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	672	3.0

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
22,598
13,733	60.77%
7,541	33.37%
46	0.20%
157	0.69%
167	0.74%
921	4.08%
8,865	39.23%

2000
21,837
13,663	62.57%
7,253	33.21%
27	0.12%
45	0.21%
92	0.42%
745	3.41%
8,174	37.43%

1990
20,546
13,682	66.59%
6,661	32.42%
31	0.15%
97	0.47%
n/a
75	0.37%
6,864	33.41%

1980
20,795
14,146	68.03%
6,515	31.33%
0	0.00%
18	0.09%
n/a
106	0.51%
6,649	31.97%

1970
18,189
12,666	69.64%
5,463	30.03%
4	0.02%
4	0.02%
n/a
53	0.29%
5,523	30.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,400	15.6
2,424	11.1
-496	-2.3
883	4.0

70	0.3
691	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
3,275	15.9
2,473	12.0
-363	-1.8
58	0.3

-19	-0.1
1,310	6.4

Number	Rate
1980's
3,758	18.1
2,350	11.3
-1,443	-6.9
n/a

-464	-2.2
215	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
446	2.5
n/a

1,480	8.1
1,126	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Emanuel 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
Number	Percent
37.4
5,717	24.9%
17,212	75.1%
3,665	16.0%

8,321
2.64

5,629	67.6%
3,440	61.1%
932	16.6%
2,692	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
5,748	25.4%
16,850	74.6%
3,162	14.0%

8,430
2.57

5,833	69.2%
3,785	64.9%
887	15.2%
2,597	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
6,090	27.9%
15,747	72.1%
2,890	13.2%

8,040
2.61

5,730	71.3%
4,052	70.7%
899	15.7%
2,310	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
6,263	30.5%
14,283	69.5%
2,959	14.4%

7,405
2.74

5,564	75.1%
4,273	76.8%
621	11.2%
1,841	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
6,821	32.8%
13,974	67.2%
2,632	12.7%

6,997
2.93

5,505	78.7%
4,459	81.0%
394	7.2%
1,492	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Emanuel County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	527	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	738	8.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	460	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	330	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	326	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	291	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	661	7.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	440	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	623	7.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,025	12.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	702	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	827	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	659	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	298	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	227	2.7%
$200,000 or more	187	2.2%

Median Household Income	47,905
Per Capita Income	24,696

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	75
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	612	7.4%
Public Assistance	131	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,408	28.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,051	60.0%
Unemployed	880	6.6%
In Armed Forces	3	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,934	66.6%
Not in Labor Force	4,482	33.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,439	2,821	54.9%
Non-Profit	86	232	27.0%
Self-Employed	949	215	81.5%

Local Government	228	403	36.1%
State Government	219	458	32.3%
Federal Government	53	35	60.2%

Total Private + Self	4,388	3,036	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	586	1,128	34.2%
Total	4,974	4,164	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	804	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,600	17.4%
Professional, Technical	1,575	17.1%
Service Occupations	1,581	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	234	2.5%
All others	3,634	39.5%

White Collar		43.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,462	15.9%
Retail trade	1,248	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	1,122	12.2%
Construction	872	9.5%
Educational services	753	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	688	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	602	6.5%
Public administration	447	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	385	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	336	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	320	3.5%
Other services	271	2.9%
Wholesale trade	157	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	139	1.5%
Utilities	133	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	114	1.2%
Finance and insurance	91	1.0%
Information	54	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	890	3.89%
Puerto Rican	153	0.67%
Cuban	51	0.22%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	37	0.16%
Korean	7	0.03%
Filipino	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	20,540	96.3%
Spanish	673	3.2%
Other Indo-European	44	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.1%
Arabic	15	0.1%
German, other Germanic	14	0.1%
Other	9	0.0%
Other Asian	5	0.0%
Tagalog	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,492	15.2%
Irish	1,667	7.3%
English	1,284	5.6%
German	690	3.0%
Italian	637	2.8%
European	465	2.0%
Scottish	383	1.7%
Dutch	162	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	153	0.7%
African	139	0.6%
Portuguese	116	0.5%
Cajun	99	0.4%
Polish	86	0.4%
British	72	0.3%
French	67	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,432	97.9%
Not a citizen	475	2.1%

Native	22,350	97.6%
Foreign-born	557	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,033	6.8%	2,154	14.1%	6,248	40.9%	4,065	26.6%	1,174	7.7%	599	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,033	6.8%
9-12 Years	2,154	14.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,248	40.9%
Some College	4,065	26.6%
Bach. Degree	1,174	7.7%
Grad Degree	599	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,884	8,081	803	9.0%	5.4%
1991	8,912	8,029	883	9.9%	5.3%
1992	8,751	7,768	983	11.2%	6.6%
1993	8,600	7,718	882	10.3%	5.7%
1994	8,541	7,775	766	9.0%	5.1%
1995	8,799	7,879	920	10.5%	4.8%
1996	8,736	7,883	853	9.8%	4.6%
1997	8,622	7,734	888	10.3%	4.5%
1998	8,522	7,767	755	8.9%	4.2%
1999	8,696	7,815	881	10.1%	3.8%

2000	9,883	9,327	556	5.6%	3.5%
2001	9,600	9,014	586	6.1%	4.1%
2002	9,934	9,354	580	5.8%	5.3%
2003	10,497	9,940	557	5.3%	5.1%
2004	10,346	9,769	577	5.6%	5.1%
2005	10,681	10,048	633	5.9%	5.7%
2006	10,811	10,218	593	5.5%	5.1%
2007	10,821	10,216	605	5.6%	4.9%
2008	10,779	9,919	860	8.0%	6.8%
2009	10,582	9,397	1,185	11.2%	10.4%

2010	9,147	7,956	1,191	13.0%	10.7%
2011	9,147	7,936	1,211	13.2%	10.1%
2012	9,057	7,951	1,106	12.2%	9.0%
2013	8,832	7,732	1,100	12.5%	8.1%
2014	8,573	7,673	900	10.5%	7.1%
2015	8,227	7,495	732	8.9%	6.1%
2016	8,448	7,786	662	7.8%	5.4%
2017	8,676	8,090	586	6.8%	4.8%
2018	8,349	7,847	502	6.0%	4.0%
2019	8,420	7,964	456	5.4%	3.5%

2020	8,518	7,915	603	7.1%	6.5%
2021	8,670	8,219	451	5.2%	3.9%
2022	8,717	8,362	355	4.1%	3.0%
2023	8,849	8,477	372	4.2%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,982
Median Value	$87,500

Occupied	8,321	83.4%
Vacant	1,661	16.6%

Owned	4,705	56.5%
Rented	3,616	43.5%
Median Rent	$724

Single-Family Units	5,829	58.4%
Detached	5,771	57.8%
Attached	58	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	345	3.5%
Mobile Homes	2,969	29.7%

Emanuel County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Emanuel County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Emanuel County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Emanuel County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Emanuel County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Emanuel County, GA