Loading Fort Benning Schools, GA…

Fort Benning Schools, GA

Elementary School District

2024 Population

15,104

2024 Median Age

22.9

2024 Median Household Income

$75,671

Grades Served

K–8

Kindergarten through 8th grade

About

Fort Benning Schools, GA is an elementary school district in Georgia, serving kindergarten through 8th grade. Its boundaries cover 263 square miles of land.

In 2024, the 15,104 people living within its boundaries had a median age of 22.9 and a median household income of $75,671, against $80,734 for the nation. The median property value was $N/A, and 9.35% of residents lived below the poverty line.

The figures describe everyone who lives in the district, not only its students: they are the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, tabulated for school district boundaries.

Photo by Tony Crescibene

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.2k people) in Fort Benning Schools, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Benning Schools, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.2k ± 715
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.11k ± 282
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.33k ± 331

20.2%

Hispanic Population

3.06k people

In 2024, there were 3.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.2k people) in Fort Benning Schools, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.2% of the people in Fort Benning Schools, GA are hispanic (3.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Benning Schools, GA as a share of the total population.

Economy

Fort Benning Schools, GA has 2k employed residents. They are counted where they live, by the job they hold, wherever they work.

Employment

Occupations

2k

2024 Value

± 365

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Benning Schools, GA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (407 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (207 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (191 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Benning Schools, GA.

Housing & Living

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Benning Schools, GA (888 out of 9.5k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

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

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.