Swainsboro

Population: 7,561
Median household income: $45,621
Median home value: $104,800

Swainsboro is a community in Emanuel County, Georgia, home to 7,561 residents. At $45,621, its median household income sits below Emanuel County's $50,053.

Between 2019 and 2023, Swainsboro's population grew 2.2% from 7,396 to 7,561, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $71,900 to $104,800.

73.2% of workers drive to work alone. 71.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,561
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,621
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 3,373
Homeownership rate: 44.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3967,561

Median household income

$26,975$45,621

Median home value

$71,900$104,800

Median gross rent

$633$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,396	$26,975	$71,900	$633
2020	7,418	$27,378	$85,700	$655
2021	7,430	$32,830	$94,500	$652
2022	7,542	$44,491	$103,100	$767
2023	7,561	$45,621	$104,800	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	558	7.4%
5 to 17	1,689	22.3%
18 to 24	679	9.0%
25 to 34	1,199	15.9%
35 to 44	1,051	13.9%
45 to 54	701	9.3%
55 to 64	623	8.2%
65 to 74	778	10.3%
75 and over	283	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,274	30.1%
Black or African American	4,541	60.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	149	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	273	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	324	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	841	18.1%
High school graduate	2,004	43.2%
Some college or associate's	1,167	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	294	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	329	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,920	73.2%
Carpooled	330	12.6%
Public transit	10	0.4%
Walked	59	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	197	7.5%
Other means	107	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	961	39.6%
15 to 29 min	593	24.4%
30 to 44 min	116	4.8%
45 to 59 min	144	5.9%
60+ min	612	25.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 28.6% (1,999 of 6,984)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,847	68.2%
Nonfamily households	862	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,709	80.3%
Vacant	664	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,205	44.5%
Renter-occupied	1,504	55.5%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,398	71.1%
1-unit, attached	87	2.6%
2 to 4 units	575	17.0%
5 to 19 units	158	4.7%
20 or more units	20	0.6%
Mobile home & other	135	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1374964
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 32.5856, -82.3348