Living in Houston County School District, Georgia

Overview

A total of 57,056 households are located in Houston County School District area. Among them, 20,997 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.14 people. The total number of children in the region is 48,290 and 44,130 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (4,646) of residents are non-citizens and 9% (13,465) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Houston County School District, Georgia
Household	57,056
Population	151,885
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	20,997 (37%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	48,290
Total Students	44,130
Pre-Kindergarten	2,373
Kindergarten	2,325
Grade 1-8	18,440
Grade 9-12	8,426
College/Graduate School	12,566
Veterans	111,536
Non-citizen	4,646
Non-English Home Language	13,465
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

118,303 residents are over the age of 16 and 78,749 people are in labor force. Among them, 76,165 people are in civilian labor force and 2,584 are in armed labor force. 71,363 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,611	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	62,387	85.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,971	9.60%
Public transportation	55	0.08%
Walked	601	0.83%
Other method	1,042	1.44%
Worked from home	1,555	2.14%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,363	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	25,713	36.03%
Service	12,623	17.69%
Sales and office	16,295	22.83%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,240	10.15%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,492	13.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,363	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	263	0.37%
Construction	2,961	4.15%
Manufacturing	6,960	9.75%
Wholesale trade	1,164	1.63%
Retail trade	8,732	12.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,577	5.01%
Information	1,046	1.47%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,348	4.69%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,574	9.21%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	15,343	21.50%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,955	9.75%
Other services, except public administration	3,325	4.66%
Public administration	11,115	15.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,363	-
Private wage and salary workers	47,940	67.18%
Government workers	20,264	28.40%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,048	4.27%
Unpaid family workers	111	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $77,239 for the 57,056 households in Houston County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $34,373. 132,419 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.41%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	57,056	-
Less than $10,000	3,738	6.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,983	3.48%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,839	8.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,772	10.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,150	12.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,791	18.91%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,801	13.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,787	15.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,712	6.51%
More than $200,000	2,483	4.35%
Median Household Income	$61,723	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$77,239	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	40,562	-
Less than $10,000	2,187	5.39%
$10,000 - $14,999	878	2.16%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,561	6.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,187	7.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,606	11.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,635	18.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,946	14.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,697	18.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,515	8.67%
More than $200,000	2,350	5.79%

Median Family Income	$72,018	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,740	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,373	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,827	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,827	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	149,785	-
With health insurance coverage	132,419	88.41%
Public coverage	47,661	31.82%
Private health insurance	105,737	70.59%
Without health insurance coverage	17,366	11.59%

Housing

There are 63,018 housing units in Houston County School District area, Georgia with 57,056 units (90.54%) occupied. 36,289 houses (63.60%) are occupied by owner and 20,767 houses (36.40%) are rented. The average housing value is $142,600 and the average rental cost is $920. 2,508 houses (3.98%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,495 houses (2.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	63,018	-
Occupied	57,056	90.54%
Owner Occupied	36,289	63.60%
Renter Occupied	20,767	36.40%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	45,875	72.80%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,153	1.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,896	17.29%
Mobile Homes	5,054	8.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	40	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	63,018	-
Built 2014 or later	2,508	3.98%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,653	4.21%
Built 2000 - 2009	15,019	23.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	12,200	19.36%
Built 1980 - 1989	10,146	16.10%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,429	13.38%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,857	10.88%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,711	5.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,495	2.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	63,018	-
1 room	1,309	2.08%
2 rooms	586	0.93%
3 rooms	3,009	4.77%
4 rooms	8,512	13.51%
5 rooms	15,027	23.85%
6 rooms	12,755	20.24%
7 rooms	8,670	13.76%
8 rooms	6,516	10.34%
9 rooms or more	6,634	10.53%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	63,018	-
no bedroom	1,353	2.15%
1 bedroom	2,508	3.98%
2 bedrooms	12,703	20.16%
3 bedrooms	30,627	48.60%
4 bedrooms	13,129	20.83%
5 bedrooms or more	2,698	4.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	36,289	-
Less than $50,000	2,503	6.90%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,429	23.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,710	24.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,149	19.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,793	15.96%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,079	8.48%
$500,000 - $999,999	548	1.51%
$1,000,000 or more	78	0.21%
Median House Value	$142,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	19,893	-
Less than $500	1,404	7.06%
$500 - $999	10,214	51.34%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,949	34.93%
$1,500 - $1,999	922	4.63%
$2,000 - $2,499	365	1.83%
$2,500 - $2,999	16	0.08%
$3,000 or more	23	0.12%
Median Rental Costs	$920	-

Demographic

A total of 153,507 people lives in Houston County School District area, Georgia with 74,436 male and 79,071 female. The males to female ratio is 48.49 to 51.51. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	153,507	-
Male	74,436	48.49%
Female	79,071	51.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	153,507	-
Under 5 years	10,304	6.71%
5 - 9 years	11,059	7.20%
10 - 14 years	11,478	7.48%
15 - 19 years	10,000	6.51%
20 - 24 years	10,193	6.64%
25 - 34 years	22,601	14.72%
35 - 44 years	20,318	13.24%
45 - 54 years	19,965	13.01%
55 - 59 years	10,037	6.54%
60 - 64 years	8,492	5.53%
65 - 74 years	11,201	7.30%
75 - 84 years	5,740	3.74%
85 years and older	2,119	1.38%
Median Age	35.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	153,507	-
One Race	147,974	96.40%
White	92,662	60.36%
Black or African American	47,637	31.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native	785	0.51%
Asian	5,065	3.30%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.01%
Other	1,814	1.18%

Two or more races	5,533	3.60%
White and Black or African American	2,497	1.63%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	457	0.30%
White and Asian	850	0.55%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	285	0.19%

Living in Houston County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic