Sylvester

Population: 5,557
Median household income: $59,808
Median home value: $125,000

Located in Worth County, Georgia, Sylvester is a community with a population of 5,557. Its median household income of $59,808 runs above the Worth County figure of $57,201.

From 2019 to 2023, Sylvester's population declined 5.3% from 5,865 to 5,557, while its median home value rose 17.5% from $106,400 to $125,000.

The median resident is 42.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,557
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,808
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $901
Housing units: 2,518
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8655,557

Median household income

$30,570$59,808

Median home value

$106,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$687$901

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,865	$30,570	$106,400	$687
2020	5,809	$42,857	$103,300	$704
2021	5,675	$53,465	$104,100	$813
2022	5,622	$48,599	$101,500	$819
2023	5,557	$59,808	$125,000	$901

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	439	7.9%
5 to 17	956	17.2%
18 to 24	495	8.9%
25 to 34	529	9.5%
35 to 44	514	9.2%
45 to 54	763	13.7%
55 to 64	691	12.4%
65 to 74	541	9.7%
75 and over	629	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,991	35.8%
Black or African American	3,251	58.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	58	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.7%
Two or more races	202	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	530	14.5%
High school graduate	1,505	41.0%
Some college or associate's	1,028	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	434	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	170	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,738	76.1%
Carpooled	175	7.7%
Public transit	48	2.1%
Walked	94	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	183	8.0%
Other means	47	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	875	41.6%
15 to 29 min	459	21.8%
30 to 44 min	630	30.0%
45 to 59 min	86	4.1%
60+ min	52	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 24.9% (1,343 of 5,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,553	70.3%
Nonfamily households	657	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,210	87.8%
Vacant	308	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,296	58.6%
Renter-occupied	914	41.4%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,758	69.8%
1-unit, attached	35	1.4%
2 to 4 units	291	11.6%
5 to 19 units	210	8.3%
20 or more units	32	1.3%
Mobile home & other	192	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1375188
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 31.5297, -83.8346