Avera

Population: 224
Median household income: $53,558
Median home value: $56,400

Avera, a community in Jefferson County, Georgia, has 224 residents. Its median household income of $53,558 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $46,561.

Between 2019 and 2023, Avera's population declined 12.2% from 255 to 224, while its median home value fell 11.3% from $63,600 to $56,400.

5.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 224
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $53,558
Median home value: $56,400
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 111
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

255224

Median household income

$51,250$53,558

Median home value

$63,600$56,400

Median gross rent

$536$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	255	$51,250	$63,600	$536
2020	223	$48,750	$60,700	$514
2021	262	$51,250	$48,300	$738
2022	248	$62,750	$56,800	$890
2023	224	$53,558	$56,400	$888

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4422.8%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.9%
5 to 17	56	25.0%
18 to 24	9	4.0%
25 to 34	13	5.8%
35 to 44	51	22.8%
45 to 54	32	14.3%
55 to 64	41	18.3%
65 to 74	11	4.9%
75 and over	9	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	194	86.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate51.6%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree3.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	9.6%
High school graduate	81	51.6%
Some college or associate's	52	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	5	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	88.7%
Carpooled	11	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	18.1%
15 to 29 min	36	34.3%
30 to 44 min	24	22.9%
45 to 59 min	14	13.3%
60+ min	12	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 18.8% (42 of 224)

	Count	Share
Family households	65	71.4%
Nonfamily households	26	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	91	82.0%
Vacant	20	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	81.3%
Renter-occupied	17	18.7%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56	50.5%
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	55	49.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1304448
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.1934, -82.5287