Blairsville, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

736

10.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

38.4

2.13% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

40.4%

12.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$21,827

23.5% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$165,100

15.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Blairsville, GA had a population of 736 people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $21,827. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Blairsville, GA declined from 825 to 736, a −10.8% decrease and its median household income declined from $28,542 to $21,827, a −23.5% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Blairsville, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.2%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (4.35%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.04%).

None of the households in Blairsville, 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.

91.3% of the residents in Blairsville, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Blairsville, GA was $165,100, and the homeownership rate was 24.2%.

Most people in Blairsville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Blairsville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Blairsville, GA is home to a population of 736 people, from which 91.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.24% of Blairsville, GA residents were born outside of the country (68 people).

In 2022, there were 5.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (503 people) in Blairsville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 97 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 77 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.3%

2022 Citizenship

92.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 91.3% of Blairsville, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Blairsville, GA was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blairsville, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
503 ± 202
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
97 ± 52
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
77 ± 120

15.2%

Hispanic Population

112 people

15.2% of the people in Blairsville, GA are hispanic (112 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Blairsville, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.24%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

68 people

8.97%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

74 people

As of 2022, 9.24% of Blairsville, GA residents (68 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blairsville, GA was 8.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
26 ± 52
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 20

Blairsville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Blairsville, GA employs 222 people. The largest industries in Blairsville, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), Construction (38 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (31 people), and the highest paying industries are Retail Trade ($103,250), Manufacturing ($40,625), and Construction ($29,400).

Employment

Occupations

222

2022 Value

± 124

1.37%

1 Year growth

± 77.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blairsville, GA grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 219 employees to 222 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blairsville, GA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (38 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blairsville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

222

2022 Value

± 124

1.37%

1 Year growth

± 77.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blairsville, GA grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 219 employees to 222 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blairsville, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), Construction (38 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (31 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blairsville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Blairsville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$28,382

Median earning men ± $7,594

$20,250

Median earning women ± $24,370

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($29,400) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($9,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($2,499).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

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 Blairsville, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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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 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blairsville, GA was $165,100 in 2022, which is 0.586 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $142,400 to $165,100, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Blairsville, GA is 24.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Blairsville, GA have an average commute time of 11.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blairsville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$165,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$20,768

$51

Median Property Taxes

±$55

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 Blairsville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Blairsville, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$21,827

Median Household Income

± $11,878

211

Number of Households

± 84

In 2022, the median household income of the 211 households in Blairsville, GA declined from $21,827 from the previous year's value of $28,542.

The following chart displays the households in Blairsville, 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Walked (7.37%)
Other (5.99%)

In 2022, 83.9% of workers in Blairsville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (7.37%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.99%).

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

11.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blairsville, GA have a shorter commute time (11.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Blairsville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blairsville, GA (192 out of 475 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.

Health

69.5% of the population of Blairsville, GA has health coverage, with 19.2% on employee plans, 38.5% on Medicaid, 6.53% on Medicare, 5.26% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Union County, GA see 1492 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.61% decrease from the previous year (1532 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3190 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1215 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,492 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Union County, GA

Primary care physicians in Union County, GA see an average of 1,492 patients per year. This represents a 2.61% decrease from the previous year (1,532 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 40.8% between 18 and 34 years, 23.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.7% were men and 58.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

30.5%

Uninsured

19.2%

Employer Coverage

38.5%

Medicaid

6.53%

Medicare

5.26%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blairsville, GA grew by 24.3% from 24.6% to 30.5%.

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

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