Riceboro

Population: 935
Median household income: $46,291
Median home value: $94,300

Riceboro, a community in Liberty County, Georgia, has 935 residents. At $46,291, its median household income sits below Liberty County's $59,013.

From 2019 to 2023, Riceboro's population grew 33.4% from 701 to 935, while its median home value rose 17.0% from $80,600 to $94,300.

Owners occupy 81.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 52.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 935
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,291
Median home value: $94,300
Median gross rent: $795
Housing units: 458
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 15.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

701935

Median household income

$40,769$46,291

Median home value

$80,600$94,300

Median gross rent

$647$795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	701	$40,769	$80,600	$647
2020	826	$38,243	$84,100	$676
2021	977	$40,911	$77,900	$812
2022	967	$43,913	$85,700	$747
2023	935	$46,291	$94,300	$795

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over15.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	2.1%
5 to 17	132	14.1%
18 to 24	54	5.8%
25 to 34	117	12.5%
35 to 44	37	4.0%
45 to 54	136	14.5%
55 to 64	120	12.8%
65 to 74	172	18.4%
75 and over	147	15.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47	5.0%
Black or African American	846	90.5%
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	37	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	21.5%
High school graduate	317	43.5%
Some college or associate's	180	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	41	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	279	76.2%
Carpooled	31	8.5%
Public transit	3	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	14.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81	25.9%
15 to 29 min	121	38.7%
30 to 44 min	47	15.0%
45 to 59 min	18	5.8%
60+ min	46	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 18.4% (172 of 935)

	Count	Share
Family households	261	64.8%
Nonfamily households	142	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	403	88.0%
Vacant	55	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	327	81.1%
Renter-occupied	76	18.9%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other38.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	281	61.4%
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	177	38.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1364960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 31.7244, -81.4423