Savannah

Population: 147,546
Median household income: $56,782
Median home value: $225,200

Savannah, a community in Chatham County, Georgia, has 147,546 residents. At $56,782, its median household income sits below Chatham County's $69,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Savannah's population grew 1.5% from 145,403 to 147,546, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $156,500 to $225,200.

The median gross rent is $1,302. 32.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 147,546
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,782
Median home value: $225,200
Median gross rent: $1,302
Housing units: 68,153
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

145,403147,546

Median household income

$43,307$56,782

Median home value

$156,500$225,200

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,302

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	145,403	$43,307	$156,500	$1,019
2020	145,492	$46,149	$162,300	$1,049
2021	147,930	$49,832	$170,500	$1,116
2022	147,583	$54,748	$203,300	$1,216
2023	147,546	$56,782	$225,200	$1,302

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,063	6.1%
5 to 17	21,105	14.3%
18 to 24	20,187	13.7%
25 to 34	26,875	18.2%
35 to 44	17,565	11.9%
45 to 54	15,214	10.3%
55 to 64	16,933	11.5%
65 to 74	11,922	8.1%
75 and over	8,682	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,426	35.5%
Black or African American	75,359	51.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74	0.1%
Asian	4,071	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	269	0.2%
Some other race	613	0.4%
Two or more races	4,250	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,484	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,814	10.1%
High school graduate	26,201	27.0%
Some college or associate's	30,052	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	19,984	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11,140	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit2.6%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,348	70.4%
Carpooled	7,228	10.3%
Public transit	1,800	2.6%
Walked	2,652	3.8%
Bicycle	1,048	1.5%
Worked from home	7,049	10.1%
Other means	1,012	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,907	33.1%
15 to 29 min	27,989	44.4%
30 to 44 min	9,287	14.7%
45 to 59 min	2,794	4.4%
60+ min	2,111	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 19.5% (26,819 of 137,636)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,825	54.3%
Nonfamily households	26,807	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,632	86.0%
Vacant	9,521	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,019	44.4%
Renter-occupied	32,613	55.6%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,722	55.3%
1-unit, attached	3,629	5.3%
2 to 4 units	10,671	15.7%
5 to 19 units	9,684	14.2%
20 or more units	5,530	8.1%
Mobile home & other	917	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1369000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 109 sq mi
Water area: 4.79 sq mi
Center point: 32.0180, -81.1965