Grovetown

Population: 16,516
Median household income: $72,612
Median home value: $226,000

Grovetown is a community in Columbia County, Georgia, home to 16,516 residents. At $72,612, its median household income sits below Columbia County's $96,122.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grovetown's population grew 17.5% from 14,053 to 16,516, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $158,900 to $226,000.

77.7% of workers drive to work alone. 58.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,516
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $72,612
Median home value: $226,000
Median gross rent: $1,361
Housing units: 6,474
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,05316,516

Median household income

$68,756$72,612

Median home value

$158,900$226,000

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,361

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,053	$68,756	$158,900	$1,140
2020	14,777	$57,769	$161,800	$1,142
2021	15,608	$63,860	$164,900	$1,275
2022	16,049	$67,222	$201,900	$1,301
2023	16,516	$72,612	$226,000	$1,361

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,450	8.8%
5 to 17	2,693	16.3%
18 to 24	1,691	10.2%
25 to 34	2,887	17.5%
35 to 44	3,004	18.2%
45 to 54	2,004	12.1%
55 to 64	1,221	7.4%
65 to 74	1,120	6.8%
75 and over	446	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,060	36.7%
Black or African American	6,209	37.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	316	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	343	2.1%
Two or more races	1,035	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,553	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,102	10.3%
High school graduate	2,533	23.7%
Some college or associate's	4,289	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,380	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,378	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,841	77.7%
Carpooled	1,186	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	66	0.8%
Worked from home	679	7.7%
Other means	27	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	896	11.0%
15 to 29 min	3,935	48.5%
30 to 44 min	1,903	23.4%
45 to 59 min	683	8.4%
60+ min	703	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,568 of 16,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,590	68.0%
Nonfamily households	1,687	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,277	81.5%
Vacant	1,197	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,985	56.6%
Renter-occupied	2,292	43.4%

1-unit, detached58.9%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,812	58.9%
1-unit, attached	610	9.4%
2 to 4 units	196	3.0%
5 to 19 units	944	14.6%
20 or more units	243	3.8%
Mobile home & other	669	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1335716
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.4498, -82.2080