Ware County, GA

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2024 Population

35,976

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

0.263% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

21.5%

5.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$47,448

5.83% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$109,500

2.82% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,125

1.12% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ware County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Ware County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ware County, GA are Coastal Pines Technical College (1,813 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Ware County, GA was $109,500, and the homeownership rate was 63.1%.

Most people in Ware County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Ware County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Ware County, GA borders Baker County, FL, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, and Pierce County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Ware County, GA is home to a population of 36k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.66% of Ware County, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.32k people).

In 2024, there were 2.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22k people) in Ware County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 905 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Ware County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ware County, GA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ware County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ware County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
22k ± 182
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.7k ± 289
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
905 ± 358

5.08%

Hispanic Population

1.83k people

5.08% of the people in Ware County, GA are hispanic (1.83k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ware County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± 11,639 people
India
106,959 ± 7,990 people
Jamaica
51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Foreign-Born Population

3.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.32k people

2.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

990 people

As of 2024, 3.66% of Ware County, GA residents (1.32k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ware County, GA was 2.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ware County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
459 ± 207
Vietnam
413 ± 152
Gulf War (1990s)
403 ± 173

Ware County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ware County, GA.

Economy

The economy of Ware County, GA employs 13.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ware County, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,821 people), Retail Trade (1,773 people), and Manufacturing (1,471 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($70,474), Public Administration ($50,027), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($47,083).

Employment

Occupations

13.1k

2024 Value

± 1,070

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 11.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ware County, GA declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 13.3k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ware County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,201 people), Material Moving Occupations (1,163 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,115 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ware County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.1k

2024 Value

± 1,070

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 11.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ware County, GA declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 13.3k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ware County, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,821 people), Retail Trade (1,773 people), and Manufacturing (1,471 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ware County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Ware County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,625

Median earning men ± $4,697

$30,591

Median earning women ± $2,858

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($126,625), Wholesale Trade ($77,550), and Public Administration ($52,952).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($46,100), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,316), and Information ($37,800).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

81
Retail Trade
74
Other Services (except Public Administration)
53
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$140k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$78.8k
Transportation and Warehousing
$77.7k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ware County, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Ware County, GA awarded 1,813 degrees. The student population of Ware County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,536 male students and 2,601 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ware County, GA are White (1,182 and 65.3%), Black or African American (386 and 21.3%), Hispanic or Latino (167 and 9.23%), and Two or More Races (46 and 2.54%).

The largest universities in Ware County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Coastal Pines Technical College (1,813 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ware County, GA are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (263 and 14.5%), Welding Technology (253 and 14%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (220 and 12.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,137 students enrolled in Ware County, GA, 37.1% men and 62.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,624 records, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
257 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
231 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
220 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Ware County, GA was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 257 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Ware County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Coastal Pines Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,813 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coastal Pines Technical College with 1,813 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 696 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ware County, GA, which is 0.623 times less than the 1,117 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,182 degrees mean that there were 3.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 386 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($550) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ware County, GA was $109,500 in 2024, which is 0.329 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,500 to $109,500, a 2.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Ware County, GA is 63.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ware County, GA have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ware County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.62%.

Housing

Property

$109,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,860

$8,172

Median Property Taxes

±$726

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ware County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ware County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.1%

Homeownership

2024

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.1% of the housing units in Ware County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ware County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,448

Median Household Income

± $4,063

13k

Number of Households

± 993

In 2024, the median household income of the 13k households in Ware County, GA grew to $47,448 from the previous year's value of $44,833.

The following chart displays the households in Ware County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ware County, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.6%)
Carpooled (8.02%)
Worked At Home (4.49%)

In 2024, 84.6% of workers in Ware County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.02%) and those who worked at home (4.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ware County, GA have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.95% of the workforce in Ware County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ware County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ware County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ware County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.62%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

21.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ware County, GA (7.27k out of 33.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ware County, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 29.5% of the children was living in poverty in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 500 in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 140 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

83.2% of the population of Ware County, GA has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 24.6% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 9.74% on non-group plans, and 2.52% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ware County, GA see 1,638 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,638 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1696 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 671 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,638 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ware County, GA

Primary care physicians in Ware County, GA see an average of 1,638 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,638 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ware County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.8%

Uninsured

33.2%

Employer Coverage

24.6%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

9.74%

Non-Group

2.52%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ware County, GA grew by 3.05% from 16.3% to 16.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ware County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 88.5 in Ware County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ware County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.5% in Ware County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ware County, GA.