Albany State's Living Circumstances

Dougherty School District Overview

Albany State University located in Dougherty School District area. A total of 34,087 households are located in Dougherty School District area. Among them, 11,024 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.23 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 27,534 and 27,079 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.38% (1,175) of residents are non-citizens and 3.77% (3,220) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Dougherty School District, Georgia
Household	34,087
Population	85,443
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,024 (32.34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	27,534
Total Students	27,079
Pre-Kindergarten	1,860
Kindergarten	1,235
Grade 1-8	9,701
Grade 9-12	5,578
College/Graduate School	8,705
Veterans	67,870
Non-citizen	1,175
Non-English Home Language	3,220
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

70,423 residents are over the age of 16 and 40,482 people are in labor force. Among them, 40,283 people are in civilian labor force and 199 are in armed labor force. 34,980 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 13.20%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,301	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	27,060	78.89%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,137	12.06%
Public transportation	573	1.67%
Walked	809	2.36%
Other method	365	1.06%
Worked from home	1,357	3.96%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,980	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,248	29.30%
Service	8,000	22.87%
Sales and office	7,525	21.51%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,934	8.39%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,273	17.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,980	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	634	1.81%
Construction	1,568	4.48%
Manufacturing	3,277	9.37%
Wholesale trade	712	2.04%
Retail trade	4,110	11.75%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,129	6.09%
Information	518	1.48%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,549	4.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,668	7.63%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,348	26.72%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,615	10.33%
Other services, except public administration	1,880	5.37%
Public administration	2,972	8.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,980	-
Private wage and salary workers	25,963	74.22%
Government workers	7,442	21.28%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,496	4.28%
Unpaid family workers	79	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $54,662 for the 34,087 households in Dougherty School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $26,281. 73,348 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 83.55%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	34,087	-
Less than $10,000	4,548	13.34%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,457	7.21%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,705	13.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,975	11.66%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,358	15.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,686	16.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,641	7.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,935	8.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	932	2.73%
More than $200,000	850	2.49%
Median Household Income	$39,584	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$54,662	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	20,710	-
Less than $10,000	2,455	11.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,072	5.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,208	10.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,252	10.87%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,101	14.97%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,688	17.81%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,029	9.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,381	11.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	789	3.81%
More than $200,000	735	3.55%

Median Family Income	$46,821	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,442	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,281	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,485	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,485	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	87,791	-
With health insurance coverage	73,348	83.55%
Public coverage	38,909	44.32%
Private health insurance	44,802	51.03%
Without health insurance coverage	14,443	16.45%

Housing

There are 40,610 housing units in Dougherty School District area, Georgia with 34,087 units (83.94%) occupied. 15,679 houses (46.00%) are occupied by owner and 18,408 houses (54.00%) are rented. The average housing value is $103,500 and the average rental cost is $746. 334 houses (0.82%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,725 houses (9.17%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,610	-
Occupied	34,087	83.94%
Owner Occupied	15,679	46.00%
Renter Occupied	18,408	54.00%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	24,892	61.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,247	3.07%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,601	31.03%
Mobile Homes	1,861	4.58%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,610	-
Built 2014 or later	334	0.82%
Built 2010 - 2013	532	1.31%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,072	12.49%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,767	11.74%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,630	13.86%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,077	19.89%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,674	16.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,799	14.28%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,725	9.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,610	-
1 room	733	1.80%
2 rooms	489	1.20%
3 rooms	3,361	8.28%
4 rooms	7,674	18.90%
5 rooms	8,792	21.65%
6 rooms	8,734	21.51%
7 rooms	4,833	11.90%
8 rooms	2,752	6.78%
9 rooms or more	3,242	7.98%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,610	-
no bedroom	754	1.86%
1 bedroom	3,192	7.86%
2 bedrooms	11,072	27.26%
3 bedrooms	19,935	49.09%
4 bedrooms	4,948	12.18%
5 bedrooms or more	709	1.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,679	-
Less than $50,000	1,924	12.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,648	36.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,381	21.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,013	12.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,538	9.81%
$300,000 - $499,999	913	5.82%
$500,000 - $999,999	163	1.04%
$1,000,000 or more	99	0.63%
Median House Value	$103,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,455	-
Less than $500	2,318	13.28%
$500 - $999	11,982	68.65%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,737	15.68%
$1,500 - $1,999	240	1.37%
$2,000 - $2,499	165	0.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	13	0.07%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$746	-

Demographic

A total of 89,703 people lives in Dougherty School District area, Georgia with 41,433 male and 48,270 female. The males to female ratio is 46.19 to 53.81. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	89,703	-
Male	41,433	46.19%
Female	48,270	53.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	89,703	-
Under 5 years	5,974	6.66%
5 - 9 years	5,634	6.28%
10 - 14 years	6,474	7.22%
15 - 19 years	6,837	7.62%
20 - 24 years	7,244	8.08%
25 - 34 years	12,098	13.49%
35 - 44 years	10,366	11.56%
45 - 54 years	10,235	11.41%
55 - 59 years	5,437	6.06%
60 - 64 years	5,686	6.34%
65 - 74 years	8,163	9.10%
75 - 84 years	4,098	4.57%
85 years and older	1,457	1.62%
Median Age	35.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	89,703	-
One Race	88,360	98.50%
White	23,655	26.37%
Black or African American	62,417	69.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native	205	0.23%
Asian	867	0.97%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	36	0.04%
Other	1,180	1.32%

Two or more races	1,343	1.50%
White and Black or African American	832	0.93%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.13%
White and Asian	103	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	19	0.02%