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Effingham County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Effingham County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Effingham County is a fast-growing suburban county of 73,148 residents that has expanded 14.6% over five years, with a 78.5% homeownership rate and median home value of $245,300 pointing to a predominantly owner-occupied, residential character. The labor force of roughly 48,700 active workers carries median earnings of $46,383, though only 26.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and a 32.3-minute mean commute suggests much of the workforce commutes to adjacent markets. At a 7.4% poverty rate and $88,438 median household income, the county's cost profile remains relatively accessible, though a 5.8% unemployment rate and GDP per capita of $34,093 indicate limited local economic base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

73,148

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$88,438

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.6% since 2018

Effingham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone51,883 (75.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,995 (14.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,660 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,939 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,772 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone681 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,641
  2. 2.Other Indo-European339
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic150
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic82
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island75

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,240

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,093

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,841

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,290
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,100
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,545
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities3,354
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,814

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,410
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,333
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,977
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,477
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,880

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.97×)6,208
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.62×)3,010
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)2,098
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.17×)2,567
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)3,540

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$245,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,116/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,656 (24.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,870 (15.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,646 (13.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,024 (10.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,259 (6.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,086 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,383

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone27,281 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled2,826 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,140 (6.5%)
  • Public Transit257 (0.8%)
  • Other187 (0.6%)
  • Walked131 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.