Sandersville, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,601
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.3
2.28% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$49,833
11.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,958
12% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sandersville, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Sandersville, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Oconee Fall Line Technical College (1,052 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Sandersville, GA N/A, and the average commute time was 14.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Sandersville, GA was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sandersville, GA is home to a population of 5.6k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.82% of Sandersville, GA residents were born outside of the country (102 people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Sandersville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sandersville, GA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.82%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
102 people
2.56%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
145 people

As of 2024, 1.82% of Sandersville, GA residents (102 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 Sandersville, GA was 2.56%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Economy

The economy of Sandersville, GA employs 1.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sandersville, GA were Retail Trade (323 people), Manufacturing (274 people), and Educational Services (274 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($105,163), Educational Services ($67,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,917).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k
2024 Value
± 347
−12%
1 Year decline
± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sandersville, GA declined at a rate of −12%, from 2.22k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sandersville, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (289 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (234 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (230 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sandersville, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.96k
2024 Value
± 347
−12%
1 Year decline
± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sandersville, GA declined at a rate of −12%, from 2.22k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sandersville, GA, are Retail Trade (323 people), Manufacturing (274 people), and Educational Services (274 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sandersville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Sandersville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,532), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,813), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,438), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,000), and Manufacturing ($51,979).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
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 Georgia3
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.

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Education

The largest universities in Sandersville, GA by number of degrees awarded are Oconee Fall Line Technical College (1,052 and NaNN%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Welding Technology (204 and NaNN%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (141 and NaNN%), and General Cosmetology (60 and NaNN%).

Completions

Universities

Gender
Race
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,052 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Oconee Fall Line Technical College with 1,052 degrees awarded.

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Housing & Living

People in Sandersville, GA have an average commute time of 14.1 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Sandersville, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

47.6%
Homeownership
2024
59.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 47.6% of the housing units in Sandersville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,833
Median Household Income
± $17,305
1.88k
Number of Households
± 319

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.88k households in Sandersville, GA grew to $49,833 from the previous year's value of $44,724.

The following chart displays the households in Sandersville, 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 - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sandersville, 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.

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Transportation

Commute Time

14.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sandersville, GA have a shorter commute time (14.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.937% of the workforce in Sandersville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sandersville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sandersville, GA have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Health

86.6% of the population of Sandersville, GA has health coverage, with 30.3% on employee plans, 35.5% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 9.54% on non-group plans, and 0.742% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.8% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.4%
Uninsured
30.3%
Employer Coverage
35.5%
Medicaid
10.4%
Medicare
9.54%
Non-Group
0.742%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sandersville, GA grew by 3.12% from 13% to 13.4%.

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