Burke County, GA
Demographic and economic profile of Burke County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Burke County's GDP per capita of $107,022 stands sharply above its per capita income of $31,580, pointing to a capital-intensive local economy—likely anchored by large industrial or energy facilities rather than broad wage employment. The county's labor force of roughly 13,900 (57.1% participation rate) skews toward lower formal education, with only 14.3% holding a bachelor's degree, though 84.1% have a high school diploma, and median worker earnings sit at $36,476. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $107,800 and median gross rent of $763/month, and the population grew 8.3% over five years, though a 19.2% poverty rate and 5.8% unemployment rate reflect ongoing labor market pressures.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+8.3% since 2018
Burke County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone12,340 (50.4%)
- Black or African American Alone11,077 (45.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races604 (2.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race222 (0.9%)
- Asian Alone122 (0.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone79 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish558
- 2.German or other West Germanic120
- 3.Korean107
- 4.Other Indo-European20
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,003
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,407
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,273
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,210
- 5.Construction (Group)1,037
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,024
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,300
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,153
- 4.Service Occupations1,967
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,244
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.