Claxton

Population: 2,439
Median household income: $35,313
Median home value: $152,300

Located in Evans County, Georgia, Claxton is a community with a population of 2,439. At $35,313, its median household income sits below Evans County's $53,908.

From 2019 to 2023, Claxton's population declined 8.5% from 2,665 to 2,439, while its median home value rose 70.7% from $89,200 to $152,300.

The median resident is 33.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,439
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $35,313
Median home value: $152,300
Median gross rent: $550
Housing units: 1,176
Homeownership rate: 43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6652,439

Median household income

$37,778$35,313

Median home value

$89,200$152,300

Median gross rent

$581$550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,665	$37,778	$89,200	$581
2020	2,641	$36,593	$98,100	$585
2021	2,576	$38,125	$102,000	$631
2022	2,573	$40,870	$120,100	$648
2023	2,439	$35,313	$152,300	$550

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	4.3%
5 to 17	554	22.7%
18 to 24	339	13.9%
25 to 34	266	10.9%
35 to 44	270	11.1%
45 to 54	200	8.2%
55 to 64	257	10.5%
65 to 74	247	10.1%
75 and over	201	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,061	43.5%
Black or African American	904	37.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	88	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	381	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	258	17.9%
High school graduate	620	43.0%
Some college or associate's	390	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	131	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone55.3%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked22.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	448	55.3%
Carpooled	100	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	185	22.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	3.5%
Other means	49	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	477	61.0%
15 to 29 min	88	11.3%
30 to 44 min	103	13.2%
45 to 59 min	24	3.1%
60+ min	90	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 34.9% (831 of 2,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	489	52.8%
Nonfamily households	437	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	926	78.7%
Vacant	250	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	398	43.0%
Renter-occupied	528	57.0%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	754	64.1%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	235	20.0%
5 to 19 units	123	10.5%
20 or more units	35	3.0%
Mobile home & other	24	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1316600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.1621, -81.9097