Effingham County, Georgia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 67,265
Median household income: $85,465
Median home value: $245,300

Home to 67,265 residents, Effingham County is one of Georgia's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $85,465, its median household income sits above Georgia's $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Effingham County's population grew 11.2% from 60,477 to 67,265, while its median household income rose 27.9% from $66,822 to $85,465.

86.3% of workers drive to work alone. 74.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,265
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $85,465
Median home value: $245,300
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 25,256
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,47767,265

Median household income

$66,822$85,465

Median home value

$163,600$245,300

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,477	$66,822	$163,600	$1,023
2020	62,241	$67,050	$170,600	$1,009
2021	63,448	$72,279	$178,800	$1,038
2022	65,314	$79,474	$219,000	$1,098
2023	67,265	$85,465	$245,300	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,369	6.5%
5 to 17	13,542	20.1%
18 to 24	5,175	7.7%
25 to 34	8,990	13.4%
35 to 44	10,129	15.1%
45 to 54	8,654	12.9%
55 to 64	8,167	12.1%
65 to 74	5,324	7.9%
75 and over	2,915	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	49,859	74.1%
Black or African American	9,554	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.1%
Asian	474	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.1%
Some other race	273	0.4%
Two or more races	2,821	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,128	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,085	9.2%
High school graduate	14,415	32.6%
Some college or associate's	13,840	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,428	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,411	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,242	86.3%
Carpooled	2,241	7.1%
Public transit	148	0.5%
Walked	140	0.4%
Bicycle	13	0.0%
Worked from home	1,527	4.8%
Other means	238	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,574	15.2%
15 to 29 min	9,463	31.5%
30 to 44 min	8,686	28.9%
45 to 59 min	4,393	14.6%
60+ min	2,906	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 7.4% (4,946 of 66,742)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,988	76.4%
Nonfamily households	5,567	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,555	93.3%
Vacant	1,701	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,494	78.5%
Renter-occupied	5,061	21.5%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,797	74.4%
1-unit, attached	326	1.3%
2 to 4 units	389	1.5%
5 to 19 units	854	3.4%
20 or more units	399	1.6%
Mobile home & other	4,491	17.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 13103
State: Georgia
Land area: 479 sq mi
Water area: 4.07 sq mi
Center point: 32.3617, -81.3434

Cities & places

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