Fort Valley State's Living Circumstances

Peach County School District Overview

Fort Valley State University located in Peach County School District area. A total of 10,136 households are located in Peach County School District area. Among them, 3,149 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,839 and 8,138 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.34% (841) of residents are non-citizens and 8.34% (2,102) 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 Peach County School District, Georgia
Household	10,136
Population	25,214
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,149 (31.07%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,839
Total Students	8,138
Pre-Kindergarten	303
Kindergarten	353
Grade 1-8	2,587
Grade 9-12	1,469
College/Graduate School	3,426
Veterans	21,289
Non-citizen	841
Non-English Home Language	2,102
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

22,070 residents are over the age of 16 and 11,866 people are in labor force. Among them, 11,761 people are in civilian labor force and 105 are in armed labor force. 10,625 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.70%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,445	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,268	79.16%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,346	12.89%
Public transportation	160	1.53%
Walked	247	2.36%
Other method	159	1.52%
Worked from home	265	2.54%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,625	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,033	28.55%
Service	1,989	18.72%
Sales and office	2,081	19.59%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,748	16.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,774	16.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,625	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	453	4.26%
Construction	695	6.54%
Manufacturing	1,005	9.46%
Wholesale trade	213	2.00%
Retail trade	1,256	11.82%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	621	5.84%
Information	51	0.48%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	414	3.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	930	8.75%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,527	23.78%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	817	7.69%
Other services, except public administration	689	6.48%
Public administration	954	8.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,625	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,899	74.34%
Government workers	2,147	20.21%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	579	5.45%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,011 for the 10,136 households in Peach County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $27,746. 23,541 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.15%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,136	-
Less than $10,000	1,165	11.49%
$10,000 - $14,999	693	6.84%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,458	14.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,072	10.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	943	9.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,791	17.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,098	10.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,151	11.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	433	4.27%
More than $200,000	332	3.28%
Median Household Income	$46,636	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,011	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,596	-
Less than $10,000	513	7.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	280	4.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	698	10.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	661	10.02%
$35,000 - $49,999	633	9.60%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,259	19.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	887	13.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	957	14.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	404	6.12%
More than $200,000	304	4.61%

Median Family Income	$60,034	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,157	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,746	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,029	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,029	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,013	-
With health insurance coverage	23,541	87.15%
Public coverage	10,585	39.18%
Private health insurance	16,963	62.80%
Without health insurance coverage	3,472	12.85%

Housing

There are 11,652 housing units in Peach County School District area, Georgia with 10,136 units (86.99%) occupied. 6,628 houses (65.39%) are occupied by owner and 3,508 houses (34.61%) are rented. The average housing value is $135,100 and the average rental cost is $698. 324 houses (2.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 796 houses (6.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,652	-
Occupied	10,136	86.99%
Owner Occupied	6,628	65.39%
Renter Occupied	3,508	34.61%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,473	64.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	125	1.07%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,320	19.91%
Mobile Homes	1,680	14.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	54	0.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,652	-
Built 2014 or later	324	2.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	503	4.32%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,962	16.84%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,874	16.08%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,984	17.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,885	16.18%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,404	12.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	920	7.90%
Built 1949 or earlier	796	6.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,652	-
1 room	295	2.53%
2 rooms	117	1.00%
3 rooms	889	7.63%
4 rooms	1,684	14.45%
5 rooms	2,282	19.58%
6 rooms	2,563	22.00%
7 rooms	1,480	12.70%
8 rooms	1,145	9.83%
9 rooms or more	1,197	10.27%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,652	-
no bedroom	312	2.68%
1 bedroom	292	2.51%
2 bedrooms	2,974	25.52%
3 bedrooms	5,415	46.47%
4 bedrooms	2,192	18.81%
5 bedrooms or more	467	4.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,628	-
Less than $50,000	884	13.34%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,558	23.51%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,127	17.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,655	24.97%
$200,000 - $299,999	959	14.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	257	3.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	182	2.75%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.09%
Median House Value	$135,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,297	-
Less than $500	813	24.66%
$500 - $999	1,961	59.48%
$1,000 - $1,499	438	13.28%
$1,500 - $1,999	17	0.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	68	2.06%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$698	-

Demographic

A total of 27,145 people lives in Peach County School District area, Georgia with 13,203 male and 13,942 female. The males to female ratio is 48.64 to 51.36. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	27,145	-
Male	13,203	48.64%
Female	13,942	51.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,145	-
Under 5 years	1,471	5.42%
5 - 9 years	1,584	5.84%
10 - 14 years	1,713	6.31%
15 - 19 years	2,605	9.60%
20 - 24 years	2,102	7.74%
25 - 34 years	3,321	12.23%
35 - 44 years	3,063	11.28%
45 - 54 years	3,347	12.33%
55 - 59 years	2,384	8.78%
60 - 64 years	1,345	4.95%
65 - 74 years	2,558	9.42%
75 - 84 years	1,113	4.10%
85 years and older	539	1.99%
Median Age	37.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,145	-
One Race	26,860	98.95%
White	13,261	48.85%
Black or African American	12,165	44.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native	154	0.57%
Asian	274	1.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.10%
Other	980	3.61%

Two or more races	285	1.05%
White and Black or African American	69	0.25%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.06%
White and Asian	58	0.21%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	24	0.09%