Living in Burke County School District Area

Living Summary

8,193

households

22,315

Total Population

$88,700

Average House Value

$616

Average Housing Rent

$44,151

Average Household Income

87.65%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

4,382

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

15 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

28%

Percent Proficient - Math

27%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 8,193 households are located in Burke County School District area. Among them, 2,657 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.24 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,254 and 5,513 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (311) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (672) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Burke County School District, Georgia
Household	8,193
Population	22,315
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,657 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,254
Total Students	5,513
Pre-Kindergarten	298
Kindergarten	146
Grade 1-8	2,903
Grade 9-12	1,297
College/Graduate School	869
Veterans	16,591
Non-citizen	311
Non-English Home Language	672
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

17,308 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,843 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,792 people are in civilian labor force and 51 are in armed labor force. 9,366 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.40%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,217	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,022	87.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	580	6.29%
Public transportation	47	0.51%
Walked	107	1.16%
Other method	79	0.86%
Worked from home	382	4.14%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,366	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,141	22.86%
Service	1,674	17.87%
Sales and office	1,643	17.54%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,593	17.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,315	24.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,366	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	548	5.85%
Construction	944	10.08%
Manufacturing	1,500	16.02%
Wholesale trade	101	1.08%
Retail trade	944	10.08%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,539	16.43%
Information	87	0.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	353	3.77%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	325	3.47%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,777	18.97%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	711	7.59%
Other services, except public administration	275	2.94%
Public administration	262	2.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,366	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,226	77.15%
Government workers	1,372	14.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	735	7.85%
Unpaid family workers	33	0.35%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $59,197 for the 8,193 households in Burke County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $30,506. 19,533 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.65%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,193	-
Less than $10,000	808	9.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	598	7.30%
$15,000 - $24,999	882	10.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	974	11.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,464	17.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	988	12.06%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,073	13.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	971	11.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	254	3.10%
More than $200,000	181	2.21%
Median Household Income	$44,151	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$59,197	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,939	-
Less than $10,000	346	5.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	270	4.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	603	10.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	811	13.66%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,086	18.29%
$50,000 - $74,999	672	11.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	919	15.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	894	15.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	182	3.06%
More than $200,000	156	2.63%

Median Family Income	$47,542	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,202	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,506	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,303	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,303	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,284	-
With health insurance coverage	19,533	87.65%
Public coverage	9,139	41.01%
Private health insurance	12,612	56.60%
Without health insurance coverage	2,751	12.35%

Housing

There are 10,064 housing units in Burke County School District area, Georgia with 8,193 units (81.41%) occupied. 5,800 houses (70.79%) are occupied by owner and 2,393 houses (29.21%) are rented. The average housing value is $88,700 and the average rental cost is $616. 424 houses (4.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 972 houses (9.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,064	-
Occupied	8,193	81.41%
Owner Occupied	5,800	70.79%
Renter Occupied	2,393	29.21%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,568	55.33%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	26	0.26%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	835	8.30%
Mobile Homes	3,518	34.96%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	117	1.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,064	-
Built 2014 or later	424	4.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	335	3.33%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,715	17.04%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,771	17.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,612	16.02%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,468	14.59%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,191	11.83%
Built 1950 - 1959	576	5.72%
Built 1949 or earlier	972	9.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,064	-
1 room	89	0.88%
2 rooms	92	0.91%
3 rooms	421	4.18%
4 rooms	1,330	13.22%
5 rooms	2,287	22.72%
6 rooms	2,603	25.86%
7 rooms	1,509	14.99%
8 rooms	933	9.27%
9 rooms or more	800	7.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,064	-
no bedroom	89	0.88%
1 bedroom	413	4.10%
2 bedrooms	2,023	20.10%
3 bedrooms	5,554	55.19%
4 bedrooms	1,746	17.35%
5 bedrooms or more	239	2.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,800	-
Less than $50,000	1,544	26.62%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,581	27.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,067	18.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	809	13.95%
$200,000 - $299,999	530	9.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	178	3.07%
$500,000 - $999,999	73	1.26%
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.31%
Median House Value	$88,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,967	-
Less than $500	643	32.69%
$500 - $999	1,148	58.36%
$1,000 - $1,499	171	8.69%
$1,500 - $1,999	5	0.25%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$616	-

Demographic

A total of 22,520 people lives in Burke County School District area, Georgia with 10,715 male and 11,805 female. The males to female ratio is 47.58 to 52.42. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	22,520	-
Male	10,715	47.58%
Female	11,805	52.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,520	-
Under 5 years	1,646	7.31%
5 - 9 years	1,225	5.44%
10 - 14 years	2,019	8.97%
15 - 19 years	1,483	6.59%
20 - 24 years	1,419	6.30%
25 - 34 years	2,760	12.26%
35 - 44 years	2,571	11.42%
45 - 54 years	2,816	12.50%
55 - 59 years	1,554	6.90%
60 - 64 years	1,643	7.30%
65 - 74 years	2,125	9.44%
75 - 84 years	926	4.11%
85 years and older	333	1.48%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,520	-
One Race	22,252	98.81%
White	10,988	48.79%
Black or African American	10,824	48.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	75	0.33%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	365	1.62%

Two or more races	268	1.19%
White and Black or African American	103	0.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.04%
White and Asian	19	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%