Covenant's Living Circumstances

Walker County School District Overview

Covenant College located in Walker County School District area. A total of 24,686 households are located in Walker County School District area. Among them, 7,434 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.09 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,609 and 14,008 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.86% (554) of residents are non-citizens and 2.31% (1,487) 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 Walker County School District, Georgia
Household	24,686
Population	64,278
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,434 (30.11%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,609
Total Students	14,008
Pre-Kindergarten	722
Kindergarten	798
Grade 1-8	6,373
Grade 9-12	3,649
College/Graduate School	2,466
Veterans	51,362
Non-citizen	554
Non-English Home Language	1,487
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

53,345 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,354 people are in labor force. Among them, 30,194 people are in civilian labor force and 160 are in armed labor force. 28,328 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.20%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,119	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	23,432	83.33%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,001	10.67%
Public transportation	37	0.13%
Walked	338	1.20%
Other method	319	1.13%
Worked from home	992	3.53%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,328	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,712	27.22%
Service	4,689	16.55%
Sales and office	6,561	23.16%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,390	11.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,976	21.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,328	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	308	1.09%
Construction	2,111	7.45%
Manufacturing	5,303	18.72%
Wholesale trade	713	2.52%
Retail trade	3,405	12.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,183	7.71%
Information	291	1.03%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,382	4.88%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,108	7.44%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,012	21.22%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,235	7.89%
Other services, except public administration	1,270	4.48%
Public administration	1,007	3.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,328	-
Private wage and salary workers	22,653	79.97%
Government workers	3,687	13.02%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,965	6.94%
Unpaid family workers	23	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,509 for the 24,686 households in Walker County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $30,055. 56,328 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.63%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,686	-
Less than $10,000	1,814	7.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,299	5.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,491	14.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,988	12.10%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,752	15.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,570	18.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,733	11.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,728	11.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	615	2.49%
More than $200,000	696	2.82%
Median Household Income	$46,041	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,509	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,679	-
Less than $10,000	693	3.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	430	2.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,911	10.81%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,987	11.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,803	15.85%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,941	22.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,371	13.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,356	13.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	593	3.35%
More than $200,000	594	3.36%

Median Family Income	$57,222	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$70,688	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,055	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,721	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,721	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	64,281	-
With health insurance coverage	56,328	87.63%
Public coverage	24,712	38.44%
Private health insurance	39,806	61.92%
Without health insurance coverage	7,953	12.37%

Housing

There are 28,933 housing units in Walker County School District area, Georgia with 24,686 units (85.32%) occupied. 17,896 houses (72.49%) are occupied by owner and 6,790 houses (27.51%) are rented. The average housing value is $119,600 and the average rental cost is $757. 420 houses (1.45%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,652 houses (16.08%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,933	-
Occupied	24,686	85.32%
Owner Occupied	17,896	72.49%
Renter Occupied	6,790	27.51%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	22,329	77.17%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	330	1.14%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,454	8.48%
Mobile Homes	3,820	13.20%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,933	-
Built 2014 or later	420	1.45%
Built 2010 - 2013	497	1.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,135	14.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,931	13.59%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,280	14.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,572	15.80%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,317	11.46%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,129	10.81%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,652	16.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,933	-
1 room	246	0.85%
2 rooms	172	0.59%
3 rooms	1,358	4.69%
4 rooms	4,811	16.63%
5 rooms	7,588	26.23%
6 rooms	6,112	21.12%
7 rooms	3,838	13.27%
8 rooms	2,147	7.42%
9 rooms or more	2,661	9.20%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,933	-
no bedroom	259	0.90%
1 bedroom	1,600	5.53%
2 bedrooms	7,954	27.49%
3 bedrooms	14,876	51.42%
4 bedrooms	3,488	12.06%
5 bedrooms or more	756	2.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,896	-
Less than $50,000	2,165	12.10%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,068	28.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,231	23.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,762	15.43%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,137	11.94%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,082	6.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	346	1.93%
$1,000,000 or more	105	0.59%
Median House Value	$119,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,944	-
Less than $500	706	11.88%
$500 - $999	3,994	67.19%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,146	19.28%
$1,500 - $1,999	76	1.28%
$2,000 - $2,499	19	0.32%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	3	0.05%
Median Rental Costs	$757	-

Demographic

A total of 65,790 people lives in Walker County School District area, Georgia with 32,854 male and 32,936 female. The males to female ratio is 49.94 to 50.06. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	65,790	-
Male	32,854	49.94%
Female	32,936	50.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	65,790	-
Under 5 years	3,736	5.68%
5 - 9 years	4,185	6.36%
10 - 14 years	3,606	5.48%
15 - 19 years	4,175	6.35%
20 - 24 years	3,579	5.44%
25 - 34 years	7,893	12.00%
35 - 44 years	8,119	12.34%
45 - 54 years	9,327	14.18%
55 - 59 years	4,395	6.68%
60 - 64 years	4,718	7.17%
65 - 74 years	6,969	10.59%
75 - 84 years	3,967	6.03%
85 years and older	1,121	1.70%
Median Age	41.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	65,790	-
One Race	64,297	97.73%
White	60,270	91.61%
Black or African American	2,840	4.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native	118	0.18%
Asian	565	0.86%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.01%
Other	495	0.75%

Two or more races	1,493	2.27%
White and Black or African American	726	1.10%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	260	0.40%
White and Asian	4	0.01%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.04%