Summerville

Population: 4,406
Median household income: $31,429
Median home value: $88,000

Summerville, a community in Chattooga County, Georgia, has 4,406 residents. At $31,429, its median household income sits below Chattooga County's $47,785.

From 2019 to 2023, Summerville's population grew 2.0% from 4,320 to 4,406, while its median home value rose 60.3% from $54,900 to $88,000.

The typical home was built around 1974. 27.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,406
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $31,429
Median home value: $88,000
Median gross rent: $576
Housing units: 2,293
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3204,406

Median household income

$21,981$31,429

Median home value

$54,900$88,000

Median gross rent

$507$576

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,320	$21,981	$54,900	$507
2020	4,283	$24,391	$56,200	$542
2021	4,389	$23,827	$56,000	$516
2022	4,381	$27,694	$68,300	$558
2023	4,406	$31,429	$88,000	$576

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	336	7.6%
5 to 17	548	12.4%
18 to 24	356	8.1%
25 to 34	354	8.0%
35 to 44	445	10.1%
45 to 54	517	11.7%
55 to 64	865	19.6%
65 to 74	472	10.7%
75 and over	513	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,188	72.4%
Black or African American	941	21.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.4%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree2.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	900	28.4%
High school graduate	1,052	33.2%
Some college or associate's	1,057	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	71	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	86	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,368	93.6%
Carpooled	41	2.8%
Public transit	9	0.6%
Walked	24	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	337	23.4%
15 to 29 min	476	33.0%
30 to 44 min	275	19.1%
45 to 59 min	149	10.3%
60+ min	205	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 27.7% (1,162 of 4,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,138	56.6%
Nonfamily households	874	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,012	87.7%
Vacant	281	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	915	45.5%
Renter-occupied	1,097	54.5%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,409	61.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	357	15.6%
5 to 19 units	129	5.6%
20 or more units	148	6.5%
Mobile home & other	250	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1374376
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4787, -85.3491