Living in Ben Hill County School District Area

Living Summary

6,443

households

16,698

Total Population

$83,400

Average House Value

$656

Average Housing Rent

$32,229

Average Household Income

82.24%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

3,353

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

18 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

25%

Percent Proficient - Math

24%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,443 households are located in Ben Hill County School District area. Among them, 1,806 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.39 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,291 and 3,925 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (379) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (869) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Ben Hill County School District, Georgia
Household	6,443
Population	16,698
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,806 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,291
Total Students	3,925
Pre-Kindergarten	299
Kindergarten	126
Grade 1-8	2,017
Grade 9-12	1,009
College/Graduate School	474
Veterans	12,701
Non-citizen	379
Non-English Home Language	869
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

13,331 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,566 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,508 people are in civilian labor force and 58 are in armed labor force. 6,130 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ben Hill County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,133	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,433	88.59%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	480	7.83%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	-	-
Other method	174	2.84%
Worked from home	46	0.75%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,130	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,406	22.94%
Service	806	13.15%
Sales and office	1,598	26.07%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	692	11.29%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,628	26.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,130	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	242	3.95%
Construction	398	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,169	19.07%
Wholesale trade	197	3.21%
Retail trade	812	13.25%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	590	9.62%
Information	64	1.04%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	175	2.85%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	263	4.29%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,019	16.62%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	479	7.81%
Other services, except public administration	233	3.80%
Public administration	489	7.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,130	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,873	79.49%
Government workers	1,126	18.37%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	131	2.14%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $43,566 for the 6,443 households in Ben Hill County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $25,522. 13,686 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 82.24%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,443	-
Less than $10,000	916	14.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	913	14.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	798	12.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	790	12.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	978	15.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,073	16.65%
$75,000 - $99,999	474	7.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	368	5.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	94	1.46%
More than $200,000	39	0.61%
Median Household Income	$32,229	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$43,566	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,019	-
Less than $10,000	364	9.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	498	12.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	347	8.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	551	13.71%
$35,000 - $49,999	618	15.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	765	19.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	444	11.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	306	7.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	94	2.34%
More than $200,000	32	0.80%

Median Family Income	$40,048	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$51,882	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,522	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,679	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,679	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,642	-
With health insurance coverage	13,686	82.24%
Public coverage	6,924	41.61%
Private health insurance	8,668	52.09%
Without health insurance coverage	2,956	17.76%

Housing

There are 8,001 housing units in Ben Hill County School District area, Georgia with 6,443 units (80.53%) occupied. 3,791 houses (58.84%) are occupied by owner and 2,652 houses (41.16%) are rented. The average housing value is $83,400 and the average rental cost is $656. 17 houses (0.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 604 houses (7.55%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,001	-
Occupied	6,443	80.53%
Owner Occupied	3,791	58.84%
Renter Occupied	2,652	41.16%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,232	65.39%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	41	0.51%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	982	12.27%
Mobile Homes	1,737	21.71%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,001	-
Built 2014 or later	17	0.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	72	0.90%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,129	14.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,433	17.91%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,440	18.00%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,322	16.52%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,062	13.27%
Built 1950 - 1959	922	11.52%
Built 1949 or earlier	604	7.55%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,001	-
1 room	174	2.17%
2 rooms	33	0.41%
3 rooms	217	2.71%
4 rooms	987	12.34%
5 rooms	1,994	24.92%
6 rooms	1,797	22.46%
7 rooms	1,550	19.37%
8 rooms	713	8.91%
9 rooms or more	536	6.70%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,001	-
no bedroom	174	2.17%
1 bedroom	383	4.79%
2 bedrooms	1,704	21.30%
3 bedrooms	4,756	59.44%
4 bedrooms	923	11.54%
5 bedrooms or more	61	0.76%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,791	-
Less than $50,000	1,123	29.62%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,101	29.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	610	16.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	550	14.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	241	6.36%
$300,000 - $499,999	79	2.08%
$500,000 - $999,999	75	1.98%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.32%
Median House Value	$83,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,407	-
Less than $500	550	22.85%
$500 - $999	1,736	72.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	115	4.78%
$1,500 - $1,999	6	0.25%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$656	-

Demographic

A total of 17,033 people lives in Ben Hill County School District area, Georgia with 8,139 male and 8,894 female. The males to female ratio is 47.78 to 52.22. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,033	-
Male	8,139	47.78%
Female	8,894	52.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,033	-
Under 5 years	1,095	6.43%
5 - 9 years	756	4.44%
10 - 14 years	1,664	9.77%
15 - 19 years	1,306	7.67%
20 - 24 years	1,051	6.17%
25 - 34 years	1,708	10.03%
35 - 44 years	2,016	11.84%
45 - 54 years	2,224	13.06%
55 - 59 years	1,224	7.19%
60 - 64 years	1,139	6.69%
65 - 74 years	1,711	10.05%
75 - 84 years	829	4.87%
85 years and older	310	1.82%
Median Age	39.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,033	-
One Race	16,862	99.00%
White	10,163	59.67%
Black or African American	6,236	36.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	117	0.69%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	346	2.03%

Two or more races	171	1.00%
White and Black or African American	61	0.36%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.04%
White and Asian	29	0.17%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.09%