Ware County, GA

County

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2023 Population
35,958
0.114% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
38
0.264% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
22.8%
3.62% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$44,833
1.57% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$106,500
12.6% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
13,274
1.33% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Ware County, GA had a population of 36k people with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $44,833. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ware County, GA grew from 35,917 to 35,958, a 0.114% increase and its median household income grew from $44,138 to $44,833, a 1.57% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ware County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (29.7%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (2.71%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (1.99%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.2%).

None of the households in Ware 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.

98% of the residents in Ware County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ware County, GA are Coastal Pines Technical College (1,813 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Ware County, GA was $106,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Ware County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Ware County, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ware County, GA is home to a population of 36k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.75% of Ware County, GA residents were born outside of the country (990 people).

In 2023, there were 2.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.2k people) in Ware County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 976 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%
2023 Citizenship
98.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Ware County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ware County, GA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ware County, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    22.2k ± 178
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    10.7k ± 260
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    976 ± 262
4.76%
Hispanic Population
1.71k people

In 2023, there were 2.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.2k people) in Ware County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 976 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.76% of the people in Ware County, GA are hispanic (1.71k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ware County, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.75%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
990 people
2.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
791 people

As of 2023, 2.75% of Ware County, GA residents (990 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ware County, GA was 2.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    460 ± 179
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    443 ± 148
  3. Vietnam
    365 ± 136

Ware County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ware County, GA employs 13.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Ware County, GA were Retail Trade (1,965 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,869 people), and Manufacturing (1,646 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($75,575), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($70,893), and Educational Services ($50,750).

Employment

Occupations

13.3k
2023 Value
± 1,086
1.33%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ware County, GA grew at a rate of 1.33%, from 13.1k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ware County, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,356 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,271 people), and Production Occupations (1,082 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ware County, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.3k
2023 Value
± 1,086
1.33%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ware County, GA grew at a rate of 1.33%, from 13.1k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ware County, GA, are Retail Trade (1,965 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,869 people), and Manufacturing (1,646 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ware County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Ware County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,323
Median earning men ± $2,897
$31,468
Median earning women ± $4,695

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,205), Wholesale Trade ($75,595), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,193).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($46,250), Public Administration ($43,750), and Information ($38,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 81
    Retail Trade
  2. 74
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 53
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $140k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $78.8k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. $77.7k
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
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 Georgia3
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.

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Ware County, GA awarded 1,813 degrees. The student population of Ware County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,536 male students and 2,601 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ware County, GA are White (1,182 and 65.3%), followed by Black or African American (386 and 21.3%), Hispanic or Latino (167 and 9.23%), and Two or More Races (46 and 2.54%).

The largest universities in Ware County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Coastal Pines Technical College (1,813 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ware County, GA are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (263 and 14.5%), Welding Technology (253 and 14%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (220 and 12.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,137 students enrolled in Ware County, GA, 37.1% men and 62.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,624 records, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
    257 degrees awarded
  2. Welding Technology
    231 degrees awarded
  3. Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
    220 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Ware County, GA was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 257 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Ware County, GA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Coastal Pines Technical College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,813 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coastal Pines Technical College with 1,813 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 696 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ware County, GA, which is 0.623 times less than the 1,117 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,182 degrees mean that there were 3.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 386 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($550) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.77M), and Bachelors Degree (1.6M).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ware County, GA was $106,500 in 2023, which is 0.351 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $94,600 to $106,500, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Ware County, GA is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Ware County, GA have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ware County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ware County, GA is $44,833. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Ware County, GA was Census Tract 9501, Ware County, GA with a value of $70,781, followed by Census Tract 9506, Ware County, GA and Census Tract 9502, Ware County, GA, with respective values of $62,261 and $55,546.

In 2024, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 1.79%.

Housing

Property

$106,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$12,532
$7,911
Median Property Taxes
±$740

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

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

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Rent vs Own

61.5%
Homeownership
2023
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 61.5% of the housing units in Ware County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.3%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9501, Ware County, GA
  2. Census Tract 9506, Ware County, GA
  3. Census Tract 9502, Ware County, GA

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ware County, GA was Census Tract 9501, Ware County, GA with a value of $70,781, followed by Census Tract 9506, Ware County, GA and Census Tract 9502, Ware County, GA, with respective values of $62,261 and $55,546.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ware County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$44,833
Median Household Income
± $3,756
12.9k
Number of Households
± 963

In 2023, the median household income of the 12.9k households in Ware County, GA grew to $44,833 from the previous year's value of $44,138.

The following chart displays the households in Ware 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ware County, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (85.5%)
  2. Carpooled (7.83%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.9%)

In 2023, 85.5% of workers in Ware County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.83%) and those who worked at home (4.9%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ware County, GA have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Ware County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 1.79%.

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Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ware County, GA (7.69k out of 33.7k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 27.6% of the children was living in poverty in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 12%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 500 in Ware County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 140 per 100,000 population.

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Health

83.7% of the population of Ware County, GA has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 25.6% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 9.45% on non-group plans, and 2.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ware County, GA see 1,638 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.13% increase from the previous year (1,558 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1696 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 685 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,638 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ware County, GA

Primary care physicians in Ware County, GA see an average of 1,638 patients per year. This represents a 5.13% increase from the previous year (1,558 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ware County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

16.3%
Uninsured
32.5%
Employer Coverage
25.6%
Medicaid
13.5%
Medicare
9.45%
Non-Group
2.64%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ware County, GA declined by 7.25% from 17.5% to 16.3%.

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

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 78.8 in Ware County, GA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, 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 42.7% in Ware County, GA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 17% in Ware County, GA.

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