Guyton

Population: 2,574
Median household income: $71,115
Median home value: $200,800

Located in Effingham County, Georgia, Guyton is a community with a population of 2,574. At $71,115, its median household income sits below Effingham County's $85,465.

Between 2019 and 2023, Guyton's population grew 21.1% from 2,125 to 2,574, while its median home value rose 45.7% from $137,800 to $200,800.

The median gross rent is $850. 19.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,574
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,115
Median home value: $200,800
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 880
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 14.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1252,574

Median household income

$62,875$71,115

Median home value

$137,800$200,800

Median gross rent

$1,027$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,125	$62,875	$137,800	$1,027
2020	2,463	$64,500	$154,500	$969
2021	2,278	$68,214	$157,200	$746
2022	2,405	$75,625	$184,500	$1,007
2023	2,574	$71,115	$200,800	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3423.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	270	10.5%
5 to 17	584	22.7%
18 to 24	166	6.4%
25 to 34	616	23.9%
35 to 44	361	14.0%
45 to 54	147	5.7%
55 to 64	233	9.1%
65 to 74	157	6.1%
75 and over	40	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,283	49.8%
Black or African American	887	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	98	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	298	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	244	15.7%
High school graduate	469	30.2%
Some college or associate's	541	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	257	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	43	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone92.2%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	921	92.2%
Carpooled	68	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	14.5%
15 to 29 min	299	30.1%
30 to 44 min	276	27.8%
45 to 59 min	200	20.1%
60+ min	75	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 17.6% (452 of 2,563)

	Count	Share
Family households	610	73.9%
Nonfamily households	215	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	825	93.8%
Vacant	55	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	698	84.6%
Renter-occupied	127	15.4%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	736	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	144	16.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1335884
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.3323, -81.3904