Terrell County, GA

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2023 Population

8,941

0.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

33%

10.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$111,500

14.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Terrell County, GA had a population of 8.94k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Terrell County, GA declined from 9,004 to 8,941, a −0.7% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Terrell County, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (59.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (36.4%), Other (Hispanic) (1.8%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.21%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.358%).

None of the households in Terrell 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.

99.4% of the residents in Terrell County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Terrell County, GA was $111,500, and the homeownership rate was 56.5%.

Most people in Terrell County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Terrell County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Terrell County, GA borders Calhoun County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Sumter County, GA, and Webster County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Terrell County, GA is home to a population of 8.94k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.25% of Terrell County, GA residents were born outside of the country (112 people).

In 2023, there were 1.64 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.33k people) in Terrell County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.25k White (Non-Hispanic) and 161 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Terrell County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Terrell County, GA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Terrell County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.33k ± 138
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.25k ± 20
Other (Hispanic)
161 ± 34

2.45%

Hispanic Population

219 people

2.45% of the people in Terrell County, GA are hispanic (219 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

2.39%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

215 people

As of 2023, 1.25% of Terrell County, GA residents (112 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 Terrell County, GA was 2.39%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
129 ± 64
Gulf War (2001-)
72 ± 45
Gulf War (1990s)
71 ± 57

Terrell County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Terrell County, GA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Terrell County, GA are Manufacturing (448 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (401 people), and Retail Trade (360 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($63,750), and Wholesale Trade ($57,321).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Terrell County, GA stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Terrell County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (407 people), Production Occupations (307 people), and Transportation Occupations (282 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Terrell 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

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Terrell County, GA stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Terrell County, GA, are Manufacturing (448 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (401 people), and Retail Trade (360 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Terrell County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Terrell County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,685

Median earning men ± $3,459

$32,297

Median earning women ± $4,558

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,577), and Wholesale Trade ($67,969).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($47,813), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,333).

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

24
Retail Trade
14
Finance and Insurance
10
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

$14.5k
Retail Trade
$13.3k
Manufacturing
$7.97k
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Terrell County, GA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 53.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.815%).

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. (53.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.815%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Terrell 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 Terrell County, GA was $111,500 in 2023, which is 0.368 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $97,000 to $111,500, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Terrell County, GA is 56.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Terrell County, GA have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Terrell County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Terrell County, GA is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Terrell County, GA was Census Tract 1205 with a value of $74,792, followed by Census Tract 1202 and Census Tract 1204, with respective values of $64,509 and $53,185.

In 2023, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Terrell County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.46%.

Housing

Property

$111,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,668

$1,895

Median Property Taxes

±$241

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

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

Rent vs Own

56.5%

Homeownership

2023

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 56.5% of the housing units in Terrell County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Terrell 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 1205
Census Tract 1202
Census Tract 1204

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Terrell County, GA was Census Tract 1205 with a value of $74,792, followed by Census Tract 1202 and Census Tract 1204, with respective values of $64,509 and $53,185.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Terrell 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

3.36k

Number of Households

± 390

In N/A, the median household income of the 3.36k households in Terrell County, GA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Terrell 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 Terrell 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 (71.7%)
Carpooled (14.3%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)

In 2023, 71.7% of workers in Terrell County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.3%) and those who worked at home (10.6%).

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

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Terrell County, GA have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Terrell County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Terrell County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.46%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Terrell County, GA (2.84k out of 8.61k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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, 42.3% of the children was living in poverty in Terrell County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.9%.

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

84.4% of the population of Terrell County, GA has health coverage, with 28.1% on employee plans, 31.6% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 8.7% on non-group plans, and 0.778% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.6%

Uninsured

28.1%

Employer Coverage

31.6%

Medicaid

15.1%

Medicare

8.7%

Non-Group

0.778%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Terrell County, GA declined by 14.1% from 18.2% to 15.6%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Terrell County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Terrell County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.7% in Terrell County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Terrell County, GA.