Talbot County, GA

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2023 Population

5,753

0.69% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

50.5

1.2% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

21.6%

17.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$45,098

6.17% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$127,200

6.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,350

4.28% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Talbot County, GA had a population of 5.75k people with a median age of 50.5 and a median household income of $45,098. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Talbot County, GA declined from 5,793 to 5,753, a −0.69% decrease and its median household income declined from $48,065 to $45,098, a −6.17% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Talbot County, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (55.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (40.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.8%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.678%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.539%).

None of the households in Talbot 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.

100% of the residents in Talbot County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Talbot County, GA was $127,200, and the homeownership rate was 83.9%.

Most people in Talbot County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Talbot County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Talbot County, GA borders Chattahoochee County, GA, Harris County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Taylor County, GA, and Upson County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Talbot County, GA is home to a population of 5.75k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.0348% of Talbot County, GA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2023, there were 1.37 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.18k people) in Talbot County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.31k White (Non-Hispanic) and 161 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Talbot County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Talbot County, GA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Talbot County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.18k ± 104
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.31k ± 39
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
161 ± 87.3

1.13%

Hispanic Population

65 people

1.13% of the people in Talbot County, GA are hispanic (65 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

0.0348%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

0.19%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2023, 0.0348% of Talbot County, GA residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Talbot County, GA was 0.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
237 ± 78
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
72 ± 51

Talbot County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Talbot County, GA employs 2.35k people. The largest industries in Talbot County, GA are Educational Services (362 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (320 people), and Manufacturing (315 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($93,021), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,250), and Construction ($53,278).

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

2.35k

2023 Value

± 291

−4.28%

1 Year decline

± 17.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Talbot County, GA declined at a rate of −4.28%, from 2.46k employees to 2.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Talbot County, GA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (277 people), Production Occupations (260 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Talbot 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

2.35k

2023 Value

± 291

−4.28%

1 Year decline

± 17.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Talbot County, GA declined at a rate of −4.28%, from 2.46k employees to 2.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Talbot County, GA, are Educational Services (362 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (320 people), and Manufacturing (315 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Talbot County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Talbot County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,038

Median earning men ± $6,290

$26,471

Median earning women ± $4,143

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($94,837), Construction ($53,278), and Public Administration ($46,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($38,214), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,772), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,514).

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

8
Construction
6
Retail Trade
4
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

$8.26k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$6.83k
Construction
$2.77k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Talbot County, GA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.454%).

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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.5%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.454%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Talbot County, GA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.454%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Talbot 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

Completions

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.

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 Talbot County, GA was $127,200 in 2023, which is 0.419 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $119,400 to $127,200, a 6.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Talbot County, GA is 83.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Talbot County, GA have an average commute time of 40.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Talbot County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Talbot County, GA is $45,098. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Talbot County, GA was Census Tract 9601 with a value of $59,750, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $46,307 and $34,556.

In 2023, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Talbot County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.57%.

Housing

Property

$127,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,349

$2,125

Median Property Taxes

±$246

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 Talbot County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.9%

Homeownership

2023

54%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 83.9% of the housing units in Talbot County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9601
Census Tract 9602
Census Tract 9603

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Talbot County, GA was Census Tract 9601 with a value of $59,750, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $46,307 and $34,556.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Talbot County, 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.

$45,098

Median Household Income

± $10,270

2.53k

Number of Households

± 276

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.53k households in Talbot County, GA declined from $45,098 from the previous year's value of $48,065.

The following chart displays the households in Talbot 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Talbot 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 (77.6%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (6.33%)

In 2023, 77.6% of workers in Talbot County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (6.33%).

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

40.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Talbot County, GA have a longer commute time (40.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 9.06% of the workforce in Talbot County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Talbot County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.57%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Talbot County, GA (1.23k out of 5.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 38.9% of the children was living in poverty in Talbot County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

87.4% of the population of Talbot County, GA has health coverage, with 35.3% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 19.1% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 2.12% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.5% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 27% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.6%

Uninsured

35.3%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

19.1%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

2.12%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Talbot County, GA declined by 5.93% from 13.4% to 12.6%.

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