Sardis

Population: 920
Median household income: $53,077
Median home value: $64,200

Sardis, a community in Burke County, Georgia, has 920 residents. At $53,077, its median household income sits above Burke County's $50,739.

From 2019 to 2023, Sardis's population grew 18.9% from 774 to 920, while its median home value fell 7.0% from $69,000 to $64,200.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 19.6% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 58.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 920
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,077
Median home value: $64,200
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 664
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

774920

Median household income

$23,750$53,077

Median home value

$69,000$64,200

Median gross rent

$577$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	774	$23,750	$69,000	$577
2020	978	$35,441	$59,600	$558
2021	995	$39,018	$58,000	$671
2022	1,108	$50,636	—	$720
2023	920	$53,077	$64,200	$768

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	1.8%
5 to 17	130	14.1%
18 to 24	7	0.8%
25 to 34	110	12.0%
35 to 44	180	19.6%
45 to 54	90	9.8%
55 to 64	127	13.8%
65 to 74	170	18.5%
75 and over	89	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	356	38.7%
Black or African American	534	58.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	11.7%
High school graduate	403	52.6%
Some college or associate's	246	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	24	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	409	75.9%
Carpooled	50	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	6.1%
Other means	12	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	219	43.3%
15 to 29 min	171	33.8%
30 to 44 min	5	1.0%
45 to 59 min	55	10.9%
60+ min	56	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.60
Poverty rate: 19.7% (181 of 920)

	Count	Share
Family households	178	31.0%
Nonfamily households	396	69.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	574	86.4%
Vacant	90	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	449	78.2%
Renter-occupied	125	21.8%

1-unit, detached45.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other44.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	301	45.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43	6.5%
5 to 19 units	28	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	292	44.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1368740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.9751, -81.7615