Chatham County, Georgia

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 298,143
Median household income: $69,575
Median home value: $273,300

Home to 298,143 residents, Chatham County is one of Georgia's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,575, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chatham County's population grew 3.3% from 288,496 to 298,143, while its median household income rose 22.4% from $56,842 to $69,575.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 45.7% of the population. 73.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 298,143
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,575
Median home value: $273,300
Median gross rent: $1,382
Housing units: 135,983
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

288,496298,143

Median household income

$56,842$69,575

Median home value

$194,500$273,300

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,382

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	288,496	$56,842	$194,500	$1,085
2020	289,649	$57,739	$209,200	$1,115
2021	294,815	$61,064	$214,900	$1,167
2022	296,266	$66,171	$256,400	$1,284
2023	298,143	$69,575	$273,300	$1,382

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,495	5.9%
5 to 17	44,915	15.1%
18 to 24	31,450	10.5%
25 to 34	46,838	15.7%
35 to 44	38,956	13.1%
45 to 54	33,696	11.3%
55 to 64	35,979	12.1%
65 to 74	29,473	9.9%
75 and over	19,341	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	136,229	45.7%
Black or African American	115,594	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	168	0.1%
Asian	8,358	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	397	0.1%
Some other race	2,827	0.9%
Two or more races	10,625	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,945	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,900	8.8%
High school graduate	50,287	24.6%
Some college or associate's	61,014	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	45,020	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30,062	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	105,795	73.8%
Carpooled	14,848	10.4%
Public transit	1,963	1.4%
Walked	3,265	2.3%
Bicycle	1,120	0.8%
Worked from home	14,212	9.9%
Other means	2,202	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,512	26.7%
15 to 29 min	57,772	44.7%
30 to 44 min	24,344	18.8%
45 to 59 min	7,352	5.7%
60+ min	5,213	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.3% (41,100 of 286,444)

	Count	Share
Family households	71,634	60.1%
Nonfamily households	47,607	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	119,241	87.7%
Vacant	16,742	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	67,117	56.3%
Renter-occupied	52,124	43.7%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83,530	61.4%
1-unit, attached	6,714	4.9%
2 to 4 units	14,812	10.9%
5 to 19 units	16,352	12.0%
20 or more units	10,044	7.4%
Mobile home & other	4,531	3.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 13051
State: Georgia
Land area: 433 sq mi
Water area: 197 sq mi
Center point: 31.9804, -81.0852

Cities & places

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