Houston County, GA

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2023 Population

166,902

1.7% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.2

0.277% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$205,600

8.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

76,021

1.21% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Houston 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.

The largest universities in Houston County, GA are Central Georgia Technical College (4,744 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Houston County, GA was $205,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Houston County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Houston County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Houston County, GA borders Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Macon County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, and Twiggs County, GA.

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Economy

The economy of Houston County, GA employs 76k people. The largest industries in Houston County, GA are Public Administration (11,961 people), Retail Trade (9,936 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,384 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

76k

2023 Value

± 2,980

1.21%

1 Year growth

± 5.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston County, GA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston 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

76k

2023 Value

± 2,980

1.21%

1 Year growth

± 5.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston County, GA, are Public Administration (11,961 people), Retail Trade (9,936 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,384 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Houston County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($77,993), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,614), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,973).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($83,562), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,452), and Information ($47,637).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

266
Retail Trade
178
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
165
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$345k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$267k
Retail Trade
$262k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Houston County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 55.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.41%).

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 (55.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.41%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Houston 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 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

Most students graduating from Universities in Houston County, GA are Black or African American (2,176 and 46%), followed by White (2,096 and 44.4%), Hispanic or Latino (249 and 5.27%), and Two or More Races (109 and 2.31%).

The largest universities in Houston County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Central Georgia Technical College (4,744 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Houston County, GA are Other Mechanic & Repair Technologies (306 and NaNk%), Welding Technology (294 and NaNk%), and Customer Service Support Operation (253 and NaNk%).

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Houston County, GA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Houston County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Central Georgia Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

4,744 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central Georgia Technical College with 4,744 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,900 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Houston County, GA, which is 0.668 times less than the 2,844 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 2,176 degrees mean that there were 1.04 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2,096 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($682) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,706) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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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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 Houston County, GA was $205,600 in 2023, which is 0.678 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $189,500 to $205,600, a 8.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston County, GA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Houston County, GA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houston County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Houston County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.915%.

Housing

Property

$205,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,010

$41,709

Median Property Taxes

±$1,922

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 Houston County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Houston County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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62.2k

Number of Households

± 2,354

The following chart displays the households in Houston 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Houston 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 (79.6%)
Carpooled (9.3%)
Worked At Home (8.81%)

In 2023, 79.6% of workers in Houston County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.3%) and those who worked at home (8.81%).

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

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston County, GA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Houston County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Houston County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.915%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston County, GA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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 2023, 16.3% of the children was living in poverty in Houston County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Houston County, GA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Houston County, GA see 1799 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.279% increase from the previous year (1794 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1918 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 583 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,799 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Houston County, GA

Primary care physicians in Houston County, GA see an average of 1,799 patients per year. This represents a 0.279% increase from the previous year (1,794 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 66.1 in Houston County, GA.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 37.2% in Houston County, GA.

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