Georgia Southern's Living Circumstances

Bulloch County School District Overview

Georgia Southern University located in Bulloch County School District area. A total of 27,375 households are located in Bulloch County School District area. Among them, 8,847 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.96 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,728 and 28,988 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.31% (1,563) of residents are non-citizens and 5.40% (3,658) 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 Bulloch County School District, Georgia
Household	27,375
Population	67,786
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,847 (32.32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,728
Total Students	28,988
Pre-Kindergarten	968
Kindergarten	645
Grade 1-8	7,021
Grade 9-12	3,179
College/Graduate School	17,175
Veterans	60,844
Non-citizen	1,563
Non-English Home Language	3,658
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

62,429 residents are over the age of 16 and 37,345 people are in labor force. Among them, 37,285 people are in civilian labor force and 60 are in armed labor force. 34,290 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,599	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	27,048	80.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,229	9.61%
Public transportation	384	1.14%
Walked	749	2.23%
Other method	675	2.01%
Worked from home	1,514	4.51%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,290	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,959	31.96%
Service	6,730	19.63%
Sales and office	7,165	20.90%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,889	11.34%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,547	16.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,290	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	741	2.16%
Construction	2,371	6.91%
Manufacturing	3,366	9.82%
Wholesale trade	661	1.93%
Retail trade	4,104	11.97%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,758	5.13%
Information	349	1.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,522	4.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,893	5.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,884	28.82%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,085	11.91%
Other services, except public administration	1,787	5.21%
Public administration	1,769	5.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,290	-
Private wage and salary workers	24,021	70.05%
Government workers	8,100	23.62%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,111	6.16%
Unpaid family workers	58	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,741 for the 27,375 households in Bulloch County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $22,675. 65,265 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.67%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,375	-
Less than $10,000	2,510	9.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,931	7.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,554	12.98%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,879	10.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,912	14.29%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,210	19.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,992	10.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,837	10.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	625	2.28%
More than $200,000	925	3.38%
Median Household Income	$45,550	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,741	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,653	-
Less than $10,000	1,016	6.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	715	4.29%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,576	9.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,672	10.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,175	13.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,455	20.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,254	13.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,433	14.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	552	3.31%
More than $200,000	805	4.83%

Median Family Income	$57,233	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,102	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,675	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,014	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,014	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	75,305	-
With health insurance coverage	65,265	86.67%
Public coverage	21,182	28.13%
Private health insurance	51,004	67.73%
Without health insurance coverage	10,040	13.33%

Housing

There are 31,135 housing units in Bulloch County School District area, Georgia with 27,375 units (87.92%) occupied. 14,758 houses (53.91%) are occupied by owner and 12,617 houses (46.09%) are rented. The average housing value is $140,700 and the average rental cost is $805. 1,167 houses (3.75%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,223 houses (7.14%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,135	-
Occupied	27,375	87.92%
Owner Occupied	14,758	53.91%
Renter Occupied	12,617	46.09%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,159	55.11%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	617	1.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,700	24.73%
Mobile Homes	5,648	18.14%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	11	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,135	-
Built 2014 or later	1,167	3.75%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,679	5.39%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,384	20.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,813	21.88%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,022	16.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,760	12.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,535	8.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,552	4.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,223	7.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,135	-
1 room	266	0.85%
2 rooms	552	1.77%
3 rooms	1,868	6.00%
4 rooms	6,130	19.69%
5 rooms	5,508	17.69%
6 rooms	6,858	22.03%
7 rooms	4,200	13.49%
8 rooms	2,829	9.09%
9 rooms or more	2,924	9.39%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,135	-
no bedroom	298	0.96%
1 bedroom	1,662	5.34%
2 bedrooms	7,992	25.67%
3 bedrooms	14,205	45.62%
4 bedrooms	5,823	18.70%
5 bedrooms or more	1,155	3.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,758	-
Less than $50,000	1,535	10.40%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,943	19.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,510	23.78%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,481	16.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,516	17.05%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,319	8.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	389	2.64%
$1,000,000 or more	65	0.44%
Median House Value	$140,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,692	-
Less than $500	1,328	11.36%
$500 - $999	7,287	62.32%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,332	19.95%
$1,500 - $1,999	573	4.90%
$2,000 - $2,499	136	1.16%
$2,500 - $2,999	10	0.09%
$3,000 or more	26	0.22%
Median Rental Costs	$805	-

Demographic

A total of 76,120 people lives in Bulloch County School District area, Georgia with 37,316 male and 38,804 female. The males to female ratio is 49.02 to 50.98. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	76,120	-
Male	37,316	49.02%
Female	38,804	50.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	76,120	-
Under 5 years	4,324	5.68%
5 - 9 years	3,835	5.04%
10 - 14 years	4,573	6.01%
15 - 19 years	9,157	12.03%
20 - 24 years	11,674	15.34%
25 - 34 years	10,573	13.89%
35 - 44 years	8,043	10.57%
45 - 54 years	7,885	10.36%
55 - 59 years	3,758	4.94%
60 - 64 years	3,819	5.02%
65 - 74 years	5,228	6.87%
75 - 84 years	2,464	3.24%
85 years and older	787	1.03%
Median Age	28.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	76,120	-
One Race	73,454	96.50%
White	49,581	65.14%
Black or African American	21,245	27.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native	301	0.40%
Asian	990	1.30%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	199	0.26%
Other	1,138	1.50%

Two or more races	2,666	3.50%
White and Black or African American	1,629	2.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	223	0.29%
White and Asian	282	0.37%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	47	0.06%