Appling, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

702

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

2.43% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

0.712%

96.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$88,309

3.17% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$299,300

Economy

The economy of Appling, GA employs 293 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Appling, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people), Manufacturing (113 people), and Construction (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($127,827), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,563), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,563).

Employment

Occupations

293

2024 Value

± 185

−4.56%

1 Year decline

± 93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Appling, GA declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 307 employees to 293 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Appling, GA, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (109 people), Production Occupations (65 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Appling, 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

293

2024 Value

± 185

−4.56%

1 Year decline

± 93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Appling, GA declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 307 employees to 293 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Appling, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people), Manufacturing (113 people), and Construction (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Appling, GA, though some of these residents may live in Appling, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$89,265

Median earning men ± $103,421

$53,068

Median earning women ± $183,577

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,563).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Appling, GA was $299,300 in 2024, which is 0.9 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $403,900 to $299,300, a 25.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Appling, GA is 92.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Appling, GA have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Appling, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$299,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$251,331

$267

Median Property Taxes

±$167

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 Appling, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.4%

Homeownership

2024

39.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.4% of the housing units in Appling, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Appling, 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.

$88,309

Median Household Income

± $62,660

289

Number of Households

± 165

In 2024, the median household income of the 289 households in Appling, GA grew to $88,309 from the previous year's value of $85,592.

The following chart displays the households in Appling, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (96.2%)
Carpooled (3.75%)

In 2024, 96.2% of workers in Appling, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.75%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Appling, GA have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Appling, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.712% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Appling, GA (5 out of 702 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Appling, GA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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