Statesboro, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

79,829

0.244% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

29.7

1.02% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

22.8%

1.21% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$53,675

6.11% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$172,500

13% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

36,155

3.28% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Statesboro, GA had a population of 79.8k people with a median age of 29.7 and a median household income of $53,675. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Statesboro, GA grew from 79,635 to 79,829, a 0.244% increase and its median household income grew from $50,583 to $53,675, a 6.11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Statesboro, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (27.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.22%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.17%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.5%).

None of the households in Statesboro, 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% of the residents in Statesboro, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Statesboro, GA are Georgia Southern University (5,669 degrees awarded in 2022) and Ogeechee Technical College (1,294 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Statesboro, GA was $172,500, and the homeownership rate was 51.8%.

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

Statesboro, GA borders Savannah, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Statesboro, GA is home to a population of 79.8k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.46% of Statesboro, GA residents were born outside of the country (2.76k people).

In 2022, there were 2.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50k people) in Statesboro, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.57k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

97.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98% of Statesboro, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Statesboro, GA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Statesboro, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
50k ± 165
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
22k ± 451
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.57k ± 446

4.45%

Hispanic Population

3.55k people

4.45% of the people in Statesboro, GA are hispanic (3.55k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA 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

3.46%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.76k people

3.44%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.74k people

As of 2022, 3.46% of Statesboro, GA residents (2.76k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Statesboro, GA was 3.44%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,013 ± 291
Vietnam
934 ± 250
Gulf War (1990s)
730 ± 278

Statesboro, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Statesboro, GA employs 36.2k people. The largest industries in Statesboro, GA are Educational Services (5,966 people), Retail Trade (4,810 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (3,718 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($107,273), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,528), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,232).

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

36.2k

2022 Value

± 1,754

3.28%

1 Year growth

± 6.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Statesboro, GA grew at a rate of 3.28%, from 35k employees to 36.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Statesboro, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,043 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,533 people), and Management Occupations (3,259 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Statesboro, 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

36.2k

2022 Value

± 1,754

3.28%

1 Year growth

± 6.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Statesboro, GA grew at a rate of 3.28%, from 35k employees to 36.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Statesboro, GA, are Educational Services (5,966 people), Retail Trade (4,810 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (3,718 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Statesboro, GA, though some of these residents may live in Statesboro, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,261

Median earning men ± $2,233

$26,784

Median earning women ± $1,880

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,969), Information ($58,300), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,242).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,957), Wholesale Trade ($67,830), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,512).

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

670
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
390
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
311
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

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

Voting results are not available for Statesboro, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia 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

In 2022, universities in Statesboro, GA awarded 6,963 degrees. The student population of Statesboro, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 11,013 male students and 16,513 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Statesboro, GA are White (4,225 and 61.6%), followed by Black or African American (1,801 and 26.3%), Hispanic or Latino (424 and 6.18%), and Two or More Races (236 and 3.44%).

The largest universities in Statesboro, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia Southern University (5,669 and 81.4%) and Ogeechee Technical College (1,294 and 18.6%).

The most popular majors in Statesboro, GA are General Business Administration & Management (371 and 5.33%), Registered Nursing (332 and 4.77%), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (260 and 3.73%).

The median tuition cost in Statesboro, GA for a public four year colleges is $4,371 for in-state students and $15,425 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Statesboro, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 88.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 27,526 (40% men and 60% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 27,526 students enrolled in Statesboro, GA, 40% men and 60% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 15,956 records, of which 58.1% were women and 41.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
205 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
294 degrees awarded
General Psychology
239 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Statesboro, GA was General Biological Sciences with 205 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Georgia Southern University
5,669 degrees awarded
Ogeechee Technical College
1,294 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia Southern University with 5,669 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 2,607 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Statesboro, GA, which is 0.598 times less than the 4,356 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,225 degrees mean that there were 2.35 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,801 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

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($4,371) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,534) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,434) 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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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 Statesboro, GA was $172,500 in 2022, which is 0.612 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $152,600 to $172,500, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Statesboro, GA is 51.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

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

Median household income in Statesboro, GA is $53,675. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Statesboro, GA was Forsyth County, GA with a value of $131,660, followed by Oconee County, GA and Fayette County, GA, with respective values of $116,221 and $105,910.

Housing

Property

$172,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,577

$15,337

Median Property Taxes

±$1,073

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

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

Rent vs Own

51.8%

Homeownership

2022

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 51.8% of the housing units in Statesboro, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Statesboro, GA was Forsyth County, GA with a value of $131,660, followed by Oconee County, GA and Fayette County, GA, with respective values of $116,221 and $105,910.

The following map shows all of the counties in Statesboro, 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.

$53,675

Median Household Income

± $2,647

29.6k

Number of Households

± 1,506

In 2022, the median household income of the 29.6k households in Statesboro, GA grew to $53,675 from the previous year's value of $50,583.

The following chart displays the households in Statesboro, 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 Statesboro, 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 2022

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Carpooled (9.14%)
Worked At Home (6.73%)

In 2022, 79.8% of workers in Statesboro, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.14%) and those who worked at home (6.73%).

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 Statesboro, GA have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Statesboro, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Statesboro, GA (16.6k out of 72.8k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Statesboro, GA is White, followed by Black 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
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

88.1% of the population of Statesboro, GA has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 9.51% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1491 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1492 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1882 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 596 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,491 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,491 patients per year. This represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1,492 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 34.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.9%

Uninsured

47.7%

Employer Coverage

15.8%

Medicaid

9.51%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

1.93%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Statesboro, GA declined by 1.24% from 12% to 11.9%.

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

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