Tennille, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,650

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

10.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

31.5%

5.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$29,250

12.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$91,000

Population & Diversity

Tennille, GA is home to a population of 1.65k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.545% of Tennille, GA residents were born outside of the country (9 people).

In 2024, there were 3.19 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in Tennille, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 381 White (Non-Hispanic) and 33 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Tennille, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tennille, GA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tennille, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.22k ± 300
White (Non-Hispanic)
381 ± 142
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
33 ± 27

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tennille, 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

0.545%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

0.685%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 0.545% of Tennille, GA residents (9 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 Tennille, GA was 0.685%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
19 ± 30
Vietnam
13 ± 28

Tennille, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Tennille, GA employs 696 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tennille, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), Retail Trade (120 people), and Manufacturing (111 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,250), Transportation & Warehousing ($76,607), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,500).

Employment

Occupations

696

2024 Value

± 185

12.6%

1 Year growth

± 35.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tennille, GA grew at a rate of 12.6%, from 618 employees to 696 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tennille, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (96 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (75 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (73 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tennille, 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

696

2024 Value

± 185

12.6%

1 Year growth

± 35.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tennille, GA grew at a rate of 12.6%, from 618 employees to 696 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tennille, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), Retail Trade (120 people), and Manufacturing (111 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tennille, GA, though some of these residents may live in Tennille, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,059

Median earning men ± $16,999

$19,031

Median earning women ± $3,885

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,179), Manufacturing ($48,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,250), Manufacturing ($42,109), and Public Administration ($24,891).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tennille, GA was $91,000 in 2024, which is 0.274 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,100 to $91,000, a 3.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Tennille, GA is 42%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tennille, GA have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tennille, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$91,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,734

$280

Median Property Taxes

±$96

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

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

Rent vs Own

42%

Homeownership

2024

42%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 42% of the housing units in Tennille, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 44.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tennille, 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.

$29,250

Median Household Income

± $10,701

666

Number of Households

± 152

In 2024, the median household income of the 666 households in Tennille, GA grew to $29,250 from the previous year's value of $26,042.

The following chart displays the households in Tennille, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tennille, 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 (67.5%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (11.3%)

In 2024, 67.5% of workers in Tennille, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (11.3%).

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

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tennille, GA have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.16% of the workforce in Tennille, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tennille, GA (519 out of 1.65k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

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