Taliaferro County, GA

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2023 Population

1,740

6.42% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

44.8

5.08% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

21.4%

13.1% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$48,036

4.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$73,100

5.64% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

690

3.29% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Taliaferro County, GA had a population of 1.74k people with a median age of 44.8 and a median household income of $48,036. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Taliaferro County, GA grew from 1,635 to 1,740, a 6.42% increase and its median household income grew from $45,881 to $48,036, a 4.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Taliaferro County, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.57%), Other (Hispanic) (4.2%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (3.56%).

None of the households in Taliaferro 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.

97.8% of the residents in Taliaferro County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Taliaferro County, GA was $73,100, and the homeownership rate was 79%.

Most people in Taliaferro County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Taliaferro County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Taliaferro County, GA borders Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Warren County, GA, and Wilkes County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Taliaferro County, GA is home to a population of 1.74k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.7% of Taliaferro County, GA residents were born outside of the country (47 people).

In 2023, there were 1.11 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (777 people) in Taliaferro County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 698 White (Non-Hispanic) and 97 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

98.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.8% of Taliaferro County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Taliaferro County, GA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taliaferro County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
777 ± 246
White (Non-Hispanic)
698 ± 176
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
97 ± 64.7

5.8%

Hispanic Population

101 people

5.8% of the people in Taliaferro County, GA are hispanic (101 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Taliaferro 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

2.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

2.39%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

39 people

As of 2023, 2.7% of Taliaferro County, GA residents (47 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 Taliaferro County, GA was 2.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
39 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 35
Korea
20 ± 27

Taliaferro County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Taliaferro County, GA employs 690 people. The largest industries in Taliaferro County, GA are Public Administration (119 people), Manufacturing (101 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (81 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($78,750), and Construction ($60,750).

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

690

2023 Value

± 164

3.29%

1 Year growth

± 32.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Taliaferro County, GA grew at a rate of 3.29%, from 668 employees to 690 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taliaferro County, GA, are Transportation Occupations (92 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (73 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (70 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taliaferro 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

690

2023 Value

± 164

3.29%

1 Year growth

± 32.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Taliaferro County, GA grew at a rate of 3.29%, from 668 employees to 690 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taliaferro County, GA, are Public Administration (119 people), Manufacturing (101 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (81 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taliaferro County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Taliaferro County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,235

Median earning men ± $10,375

$24,333

Median earning women ± $14,243

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,750), Construction ($61,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,042).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,000), Public Administration ($35,272), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($33,958).

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

4
Other Services (except Public Administration)
3
Finance and Insurance
3
Retail Trade

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

$877
Retail Trade
$379
Finance and Insurance
$94
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Taliaferro County, GA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.754%).

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. (60.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.754%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro County, GA was $73,100 in 2023, which is 0.241 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $69,200 to $73,100, a 5.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Taliaferro County, GA is 79%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Taliaferro County, GA have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taliaferro County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 16% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.23%.

Housing

Property

$73,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,266

$509

Median Property Taxes

±$110

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

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

Rent vs Own

79%

Homeownership

2023

78%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 79% of the housing units in Taliaferro County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 102

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Taliaferro 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.

$48,036

Median Household Income

± $9,843

644

Number of Households

± 132

In 2023, the median household income of the 644 households in Taliaferro County, GA grew to $48,036 from the previous year's value of $45,881.

The following chart displays the households in Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro 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 (78%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)
Carpooled (8.09%)

In 2023, 78% of workers in Taliaferro County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.09%).

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

33 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taliaferro County, GA have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.47% of the workforce in Taliaferro County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 16% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.23%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taliaferro County, GA (370 out of 1.73k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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, 37.5% of the children was living in poverty in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.4%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 178 in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 415 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.4% of the population of Taliaferro County, GA has health coverage, with 22.8% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 19.6% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 2.14% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

22.8%

Employer Coverage

29.7%

Medicaid

19.6%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

2.14%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Taliaferro County, GA grew by 8.94% from 12.5% to 13.6%.

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