Burke County, GA

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2024 Population

24,470

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

0.26% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.3%

4.31% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$53,014

4.48% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$151,600

40.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,688

3.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Burke 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.

99.3% of the residents in Burke County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Burke County, GA was $151,600, and the homeownership rate was 70%.

Most people in Burke County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Burke County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Burke County, GA borders Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Screven County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, and Barnwell County, SC.

United States Georgia Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Population & Diversity

Burke County, GA is home to a population of 24.5k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.68% of Burke County, GA residents were born outside of the country (411 people).

In 2024, there were 1.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.8k people) in Burke County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 586 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Burke County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Burke County, GA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Burke County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.8k ± 11
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11k ± 282
White (Hispanic)
586 ± 227

3.56%

Hispanic Population

872 people

3.56% of the people in Burke County, GA are hispanic (872 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Burke 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

1.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

411 people

2.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

569 people

As of 2024, 1.68% of Burke County, GA residents (411 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 Burke County, GA was 2.33%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
630 ± 171
Gulf War (2001-)
374 ± 161
Gulf War (1990s)
176 ± 90

Burke County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Burke County, GA employs 10.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Burke County, GA were Manufacturing (1,407 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,305 people), and Construction (1,037 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($87,574), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,297), and Utilities ($71,991).

Employment

Occupations

10.7k

2024 Value

± 978

3.4%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Burke County, GA grew at a rate of 3.4%, from 10.3k employees to 10.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Burke County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,273 people), Transportation Occupations (962 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (880 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Burke 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

10.7k

2024 Value

± 978

3.4%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Burke County, GA grew at a rate of 3.4%, from 10.3k employees to 10.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Burke County, GA, are Manufacturing (1,407 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,305 people), and Construction (1,037 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Burke County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Burke County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,430

Median earning men ± $4,981

$32,595

Median earning women ± $9,901

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,017), Information ($66,518), and Public Administration ($62,207).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($89,722), Public Administration ($78,196), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,000).

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

33
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29
Retail Trade
29
Construction

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

$353k
Construction
$138k
Utilities
$48.6k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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 Burke 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Burke County, GA was $151,600 in 2024, which is 0.456 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,800 to $151,600, a 40.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Burke County, GA is 70%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Burke County, GA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Burke County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Burke County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.74%.

Housing

Property

$151,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,091

$6,429

Median Property Taxes

±$709

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

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

Rent vs Own

70%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70% of the housing units in Burke County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Burke 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.

$53,014

Median Household Income

± $3,683

9.18k

Number of Households

± 844

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.18k households in Burke County, GA grew to $53,014 from the previous year's value of $50,739.

The following chart displays the households in Burke 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 Burke 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 (78.6%)
Carpooled (9.75%)
Worked At Home (8.31%)

In 2024, 78.6% of workers in Burke County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.75%) and those who worked at home (8.31%).

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

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Burke County, GA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.47% of the workforce in Burke County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Burke 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 Burke County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Burke County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Burke County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.74%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Burke County, GA (4.41k out of 24.1k 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 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Burke County, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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, 31% of the children was living in poverty in Burke County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 14.9%.

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 620 in Burke County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 238 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

86.2% of the population of Burke County, GA has health coverage, with 38.7% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 2.68% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Burke County, GA see 3,039 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,039 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8129 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2222 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,039 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Burke County, GA

Primary care physicians in Burke County, GA see an average of 3,039 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,039 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.8%

Uninsured

38.7%

Employer Coverage

21.3%

Medicaid

11.2%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

2.68%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Burke County, GA grew by 21.2% from 11.4% to 13.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Burke 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 89.2 in Burke County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Burke 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 44.8% in Burke County, GA.

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