Rincon

Population: 11,152
Median household income: $75,250
Median home value: $230,300

Rincon, a community in Effingham County, Georgia, has 11,152 residents. The median household income of $75,250 is below the Effingham County median ($85,465).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rincon's population grew 11.2% from 10,027 to 11,152, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $164,500 to $230,300.

25.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,152
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $75,250
Median home value: $230,300
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 4,628
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,02711,152

Median household income

$64,625$75,250

Median home value

$164,500$230,300

Median gross rent

$1,090$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,027	$64,625	$164,500	$1,090
2020	10,187	$61,514	$174,500	$1,061
2021	10,662	$66,355	$184,800	$1,106
2022	10,910	$73,708	$215,700	$1,160
2023	11,152	$75,250	$230,300	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	885	7.9%
5 to 17	2,427	21.8%
18 to 24	964	8.6%
25 to 34	1,657	14.9%
35 to 44	1,482	13.3%
45 to 54	1,551	13.9%
55 to 64	1,187	10.6%
65 to 74	650	5.8%
75 and over	349	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,326	65.7%
Black or African American	2,387	21.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	249	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.2%
Two or more races	381	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	770	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	466	6.8%
High school graduate	1,734	25.2%
Some college or associate's	2,947	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,345	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	384	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,114	82.5%
Carpooled	361	7.2%
Public transit	18	0.4%
Walked	40	0.8%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	385	7.7%
Other means	54	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	948	20.6%
15 to 29 min	1,687	36.7%
30 to 44 min	1,240	27.0%
45 to 59 min	341	7.4%
60+ min	384	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 12.1% (1,348 of 11,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,785	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,452	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,237	91.6%
Vacant	391	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,623	61.9%
Renter-occupied	1,614	38.1%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,148	68.0%
1-unit, attached	168	3.6%
2 to 4 units	187	4.0%
5 to 19 units	648	14.0%
20 or more units	312	6.7%
Mobile home & other	165	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1365296
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.2947, -81.2353