Sylvester, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,489

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

12.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

27.9%

12.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,417

2.33% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$115,900

Population & Diversity

Sylvester, GA is home to a population of 5.49k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.947% of Sylvester, GA residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.1k people) in Sylvester, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.99k White (Non-Hispanic) and 174 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Sylvester, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sylvester, GA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sylvester, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.1k ± 306
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.99k ± 333
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
174 ± 106

1.89%

Hispanic Population

104 people

1.89% of the people in Sylvester, GA are hispanic (104 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sylvester, 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

0.947%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

52 people

0.756%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

42 people

As of 2024, 0.947% of Sylvester, GA residents (52 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 Sylvester, GA was 0.756%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
96 ± 92
Vietnam
74 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 53

Sylvester, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sylvester, GA employs 2.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sylvester, GA were Retail Trade (338 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (299 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (215 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($102,727), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,199), and Public Administration ($75,152).

Employment

Occupations

2.31k

2024 Value

± 413

−0.302%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sylvester, GA declined at a rate of −0.302%, from 2.32k employees to 2.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sylvester, GA, are Transportation Occupations (301 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (277 people), and Production Occupations (224 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sylvester, 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

2.31k

2024 Value

± 413

−0.302%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sylvester, GA declined at a rate of −0.302%, from 2.32k employees to 2.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sylvester, GA, are Retail Trade (338 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (299 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (215 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sylvester, GA, though some of these residents may live in Sylvester, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,231

Median earning men ± $9,819

$32,889

Median earning women ± $2,899

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($100,203), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,971), and Retail Trade ($60,132).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,964), Manufacturing ($45,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,804).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sylvester, GA was $115,900 in 2024, which is 0.348 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,000 to $115,900, a 7.28% decrease. The homeownership rate in Sylvester, GA is 57%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sylvester, GA have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sylvester, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,813

$1,219

Median Property Taxes

±$303

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

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

Rent vs Own

57%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57% of the housing units in Sylvester, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sylvester, 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.

$58,417

Median Household Income

± $15,634

2.14k

Number of Households

± 365

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.14k households in Sylvester, GA declined from $58,417 from the previous year's value of $59,808.

The following chart displays the households in Sylvester, 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 Sylvester, 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 (79.7%)
Worked At Home (9.13%)
Carpooled (5.8%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Sylvester, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.13%) and those who carpooled to work (5.8%).

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

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sylvester, GA have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Sylvester, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sylvester, GA (1.49k out of 5.32k 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 6 - 11 and then Females 75+.

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