Echols County, GA

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2021 Population

3,691

6.41% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

40.3

0% 1-year change

2021 Poverty Rate

25.4%

8.24% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$45,151

1.57% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$77,800

2.37% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Echols County, GA had a population of 3.69k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $45,151. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Echols County, GA declined from 3,944 to 3,691, a −6.41% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,454 to $45,151, a 1.57% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Echols County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Other (Hispanic) (17.1%), White (Hispanic) (7.78%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.34%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.5%).

None of the households in Echols 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.

97.3% of the residents in Echols County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Echols County, GA was $77,800, and the homeownership rate was 71.3%.

Most people in Echols County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Echols County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Echols County, GA borders Columbia County, FL, Hamilton County, FL, Clinch County, GA, Lanier County, GA, and Lowndes County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Echols County, GA is home to a population of 3.69k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 6.15% of Echols County, GA residents were born outside of the country (227 people).

In 2021, there were 3.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.16k people) in Echols County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 631 Other (Hispanic) and 287 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.3%

2021 Citizenship

96.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97.3% of Echols County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Echols County, GA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Echols County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.16k ± 318
Other (Hispanic)
631 ± 258
White (Hispanic)
287 ± 199

29.4%

Hispanic Population

1.08k people

29.4% of the people in Echols County, GA are hispanic (1.08k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

6.15%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

227 people

6.54%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

258 people

As of 2021, 6.15% of Echols County, GA residents (227 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Echols County, GA was 6.54%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
70 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
48 ± 86
World War II
24 ± 37

Echols County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Echols County, GA employs 1.54k people. The largest industries in Echols County, GA are Construction (298 people), Retail Trade (224 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (170 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($56,477), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,417), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,000).

Employment

Occupations

1.54k

2021 Value

± 280

−11.2%

1 Year decline

± 28.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Echols County, GA declined at a rate of −11.2%, from 1.73k employees to 1.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Echols County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (244 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (208 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (172 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Echols 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

1.54k

2021 Value

± 280

−11.2%

1 Year decline

± 28.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Echols County, GA declined at a rate of −11.2%, from 1.73k employees to 1.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Echols County, GA, are Construction (298 people), Retail Trade (224 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (170 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Echols County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Echols County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,960

Median earning men ± $11,032

$33,909

Median earning women ± $1,940

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Construction ($62,586), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($48,036), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,792), Construction ($36,944), and Wholesale Trade ($33,821).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

6
Manufacturing
6
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining
4
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $73.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($67.6B) and Machinery ($50.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$625B

2020 Value in Georgia

$1.3T

Projected 2050 Value in Georgia

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $625B. This is expected to increase 109% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Most Common Trade Partners

Florida
$59.2B
Tennessee
$36.9B
North Carolina
$32.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $59.2B, followed by Tennessee with $36.9B and North Carolina and $32.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Echols County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 87.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.25%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (87.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.25%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Echols County, GA 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 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.29M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.52M).

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 Echols County, GA was $77,800 in 2021, which is 0.318 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $76,000 to $77,800, a 2.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Echols County, GA is 71.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Echols County, GA have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Echols County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$77,800

Median Property Value 2021

±$35,311

$946

Median Property Taxes

±$198

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.3%

Homeownership

2021

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 71.3% of the housing units in Echols County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Echols 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 8802
Census Tract 8801

The following map shows all of the tracts in Echols 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.

$45,151

Median Household Income

± $13,283

1.33k

Number of Households

± 240

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.33k households in Echols County, GA grew to $45,151 from the previous year's value of $44,454.

The following chart displays the households in Echols 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 Echols County, GA is from Georgia.

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.476

2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2021, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021

Drove Alone (81.1%)
Walked (10.8%)
Motorcycle (3.29%)

In 2021, 81.1% of workers in Echols County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (10.8%) and those who used a motorcycle to get to work (3.29%).

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

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Echols County, GA have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.805% of the workforce in Echols County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Echols County, GA (939 out of 3.69k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Echols County, GA is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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

74.1% of the population of Echols County, GA has health coverage, with 41.6% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 8.56% on non-group plans, and 1.68% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

25.9%

Uninsured

41.6%

Employer Coverage

11.3%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

8.56%

Non-Group

1.68%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Echols County, GA grew by 2.67% from 25.3% to 25.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 36.3% in Echols County, GA.

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

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