Augusta's Living Circumstances

Richmond County School District Overview

Augusta University located in Richmond County School District area. A total of 71,400 households are located in Richmond County School District area. Among them, 21,152 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.52 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 64,538 and 50,767 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.85% (3,551) of residents are non-citizens and 6.24% (11,979) 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 Richmond County School District, Georgia
Household	71,400
Population	191,900
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	21,152 (29.62%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	64,538
Total Students	50,767
Pre-Kindergarten	3,224
Kindergarten	2,255
Grade 1-8	20,440
Grade 9-12	10,644
College/Graduate School	14,204
Veterans	149,203
Non-citizen	3,551
Non-English Home Language	11,979
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

160,205 residents are over the age of 16 and 96,101 people are in labor force. Among them, 90,127 people are in civilian labor force and 5,974 are in armed labor force. 82,032 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	86,387	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	68,756	79.59%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,115	9.39%
Public transportation	1,668	1.93%
Walked	2,668	3.09%
Other method	2,951	3.42%
Worked from home	2,229	2.58%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,032	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	24,550	29.93%
Service	17,691	21.57%
Sales and office	20,450	24.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,902	8.41%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,439	15.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,032	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	494	0.60%
Construction	4,306	5.25%
Manufacturing	7,934	9.67%
Wholesale trade	1,566	1.91%
Retail trade	11,009	13.42%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,440	5.41%
Information	1,286	1.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,912	3.55%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,797	11.94%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	20,421	24.89%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	9,692	11.81%
Other services, except public administration	3,575	4.36%
Public administration	4,600	5.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,032	-
Private wage and salary workers	62,834	76.60%
Government workers	16,538	20.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,596	3.16%
Unpaid family workers	64	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,176 for the 71,400 households in Richmond County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $25,824. 166,571 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.97%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	71,400	-
Less than $10,000	7,700	10.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,985	6.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,581	12.02%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,434	11.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,430	14.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	13,221	18.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,835	10.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,595	9.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,899	2.66%
More than $200,000	1,720	2.41%
Median Household Income	$42,728	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,176	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	43,345	-
Less than $10,000	3,522	8.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,769	4.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,418	10.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,337	12.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,921	13.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,369	19.31%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,807	13.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,251	12.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,496	3.45%
More than $200,000	1,455	3.36%

Median Family Income	$51,440	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,276	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,824	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,044	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,044	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	191,532	-
With health insurance coverage	166,571	86.97%
Public coverage	78,180	40.82%
Private health insurance	113,374	59.19%
Without health insurance coverage	24,961	13.03%

Housing

There are 88,622 housing units in Richmond County School District area, Georgia with 71,400 units (80.57%) occupied. 37,587 houses (52.64%) are occupied by owner and 33,813 houses (47.36%) are rented. The average housing value is $108,000 and the average rental cost is $888. 2,760 houses (3.11%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,681 houses (12.05%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,622	-
Occupied	71,400	80.57%
Owner Occupied	37,587	52.64%
Renter Occupied	33,813	47.36%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	54,391	61.37%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,781	5.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	22,515	25.41%
Mobile Homes	6,900	7.79%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	35	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,622	-
Built 2014 or later	2,760	3.11%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,305	2.60%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,499	10.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	12,847	14.50%
Built 1980 - 1989	14,859	16.77%
Built 1970 - 1979	13,760	15.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	12,637	14.26%
Built 1950 - 1959	9,274	10.46%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,681	12.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,622	-
1 room	1,088	1.23%
2 rooms	1,379	1.56%
3 rooms	6,503	7.34%
4 rooms	15,951	18.00%
5 rooms	17,849	20.14%
6 rooms	20,040	22.61%
7 rooms	11,730	13.24%
8 rooms	6,979	7.88%
9 rooms or more	7,103	8.01%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,622	-
no bedroom	1,145	1.29%
1 bedroom	8,236	9.29%
2 bedrooms	25,328	28.58%
3 bedrooms	38,409	43.34%
4 bedrooms	13,010	14.68%
5 bedrooms or more	2,494	2.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	37,587	-
Less than $50,000	4,215	11.21%
$50,000 - $99,999	12,969	34.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,603	22.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,868	15.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,489	9.28%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,544	4.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	725	1.93%
$1,000,000 or more	174	0.46%
Median House Value	$108,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	32,372	-
Less than $500	3,051	9.42%
$500 - $999	18,348	56.68%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,798	30.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,078	3.33%
$2,000 - $2,499	78	0.24%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	19	0.06%
Median Rental Costs	$888	-

Demographic

A total of 201,852 people lives in Richmond County School District area, Georgia with 97,611 male and 104,241 female. The males to female ratio is 48.36 to 51.64. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	201,852	-
Male	97,611	48.36%
Female	104,241	51.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	201,852	-
Under 5 years	13,765	6.82%
5 - 9 years	13,277	6.58%
10 - 14 years	12,138	6.01%
15 - 19 years	13,944	6.91%
20 - 24 years	16,714	8.28%
25 - 34 years	32,986	16.34%
35 - 44 years	23,332	11.56%
45 - 54 years	22,935	11.36%
55 - 59 years	12,122	6.01%
60 - 64 years	13,239	6.56%
65 - 74 years	16,618	8.23%
75 - 84 years	8,145	4.04%
85 years and older	2,637	1.31%
Median Age	34.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	201,852	-
One Race	196,574	97.39%
White	74,934	37.12%
Black or African American	113,946	56.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	538	0.27%
Asian	3,809	1.89%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	434	0.22%
Other	2,913	1.44%

Two or more races	5,278	2.61%
White and Black or African American	2,443	1.21%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	573	0.28%
White and Asian	862	0.43%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	219	0.11%