Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA

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2023 Population

9,181

2.35% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

23.9

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

16.2%

4.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$59,221

11.9% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$99,800

22.8% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

1,262

15.5% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA had a population of 9.18k people with a median age of 23.9 and a median household income of $59,221. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA declined from 9,402 to 9,181, a −2.35% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,943 to $59,221, a 11.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (18%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.72%), White (Hispanic) (5.06%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.64%).

None of the households in Cusseta-Chattahoochee 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.

98.9% of the residents in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was $99,800, and the homeownership rate was 36%.

Most people in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 9.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA is home to a population of 9.18k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.17% of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA residents were born outside of the country (475 people).

In 2023, there were 3.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.97k people) in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 617 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.9% of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.97k ± 167
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.65k ± 120
Two+ (Hispanic)
617 ± 187

17.4%

Hispanic Population

1.6k people

17.4% of the people in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA are hispanic (1.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

5.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

475 people

4.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

410 people

As of 2023, 5.17% of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA residents (475 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was 4.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
303 ± 128
Gulf War (1990s)
72 ± 52
Vietnam
38 ± 44

Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA employs 1.26k people. The largest industries in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA are Retail Trade (198 people), Public Administration (191 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (134 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($63,011), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,771), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,038).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.26k

2023 Value

± 250

−15.5%

1 Year decline

± 32.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA declined at a rate of −15.5%, from 1.49k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (202 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (118 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (115 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, 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

1.26k

2023 Value

± 250

−15.5%

1 Year decline

± 32.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA declined at a rate of −15.5%, from 1.49k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA, are Retail Trade (198 people), Public Administration (191 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,107

Median earning men ± $22,789

$34,442

Median earning women ± $7,511

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($73,571), Retail Trade ($54,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($62,670), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,115).

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 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

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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

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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 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 Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was $99,800 in 2023, which is 0.329 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $129,300 to $99,800, a 22.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA is 36%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA have an average commute time of 9.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA is $59,221. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was Census Tract 202.01 with a value of $76,625, followed by Census Tract 202.05 and Census Tract 202.03, with respective values of $68,385 and $65,000.

Housing

Property

$99,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$66,366

$682

Median Property Taxes

±$171

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

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

Rent vs Own

36%

Homeownership

2023

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 36% of the housing units in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 31.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 202.01
Census Tract 202.05
Census Tract 202.03

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA was Census Tract 202.01 with a value of $76,625, followed by Census Tract 202.05 and Census Tract 202.03, with respective values of $68,385 and $65,000.

The following map shows all of the places in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, 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.

$59,221

Median Household Income

± $4,031

1.9k

Number of Households

± 278

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.9k households in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA grew to $59,221 from the previous year's value of $52,943.

The following chart displays the households in Cusseta-Chattahoochee 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, 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 2023

Drove Alone (51.8%)
Walked (24%)
Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2023, 51.8% of workers in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (24%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

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

9.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA have a shorter commute time (9.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA (772 out of 4.78k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

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

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

95% of the population of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA has health coverage, with 17.5% on employee plans, 14.5% on Medicaid, 4.96% on Medicare, 15.4% on non-group plans, and 42.7% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 42.7% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 29.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.42% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.3% were men and 61.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.96%

Uninsured

17.5%

Employer Coverage

14.5%

Medicaid

4.96%

Medicare

15.4%

Non-Group

42.7%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA declined by 0.426% from 4.98% to 4.96%.

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

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