Hinesville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

35,679

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

28.9

0.345% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14%

6.26% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,028

1.37% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$196,400

Population & Diversity

Hinesville, GA is home to a population of 35.7k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.23% of Hinesville, GA residents were born outside of the country (2.58k people).

In 2024, there were 1.82 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.2k people) in Hinesville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.46k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.16k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Hinesville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hinesville, GA was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hinesville, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
17.2k ± 1.01k
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.46k ± 668
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.16k ± 577

13.1%

Hispanic Population

4.67k people

13.1% of the people in Hinesville, GA are hispanic (4.67k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hinesville, 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
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

7.23%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.58k people

7.92%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.79k people

As of 2024, 7.23% of Hinesville, GA residents (2.58k 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 Hinesville, GA was 7.92%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,854 ± 540
Gulf War (1990s)
1,195 ± 247
Vietnam
486 ± 126

Hinesville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Hinesville, GA employs 13.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hinesville, GA were Retail Trade (1,671 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,596 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,350 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($61,525), Wholesale Trade ($58,365), and Educational Services ($48,370).

Employment

Occupations

13.1k

2024 Value

± 1,118

2.56%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hinesville, GA grew at a rate of 2.56%, from 12.8k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hinesville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,664 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,511 people), and Management Occupations (1,271 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hinesville, 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

13.1k

2024 Value

± 1,118

2.56%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hinesville, GA grew at a rate of 2.56%, from 12.8k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hinesville, GA, are Retail Trade (1,671 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,596 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,350 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hinesville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Hinesville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,974

Median earning men ± $3,227

$31,924

Median earning women ± $3,831

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,333), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,574), and Wholesale Trade ($59,808).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,301), Construction ($50,379), and Manufacturing ($47,361).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hinesville, GA was $196,400 in 2024, which is 0.59 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $174,300 to $196,400, a 12.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Hinesville, GA is 47.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hinesville, GA have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hinesville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$196,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,701

$6,338

Median Property Taxes

±$671

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 Hinesville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

47.4%

Homeownership

2024

72.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 47.4% of the housing units in Hinesville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hinesville, 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.

$60,028

Median Household Income

± $3,184

13.4k

Number of Households

± 1,052

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.4k households in Hinesville, GA grew to $60,028 from the previous year's value of $59,216.

The following chart displays the households in Hinesville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (82%)
Carpooled (9.02%)
Worked At Home (7.11%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Hinesville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.02%) and those who worked at home (7.11%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hinesville, GA have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Hinesville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hinesville, GA (4.93k out of 35.3k 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 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hinesville, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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