Mercer's Living Circumstances

Bibb County School District Overview

Mercer University located in Bibb County School District area. A total of 58,116 households are located in Bibb County School District area. Among them, 16,981 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.31 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 46,921 and 41,393 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.62% (2,376) of residents are non-citizens and 5.23% (7,687) 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 Bibb County School District, Georgia
Household	58,116
Population	146,908
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	16,981 (29.22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	46,921
Total Students	41,393
Pre-Kindergarten	2,400
Kindergarten	2,603
Grade 1-8	16,598
Grade 9-12	7,635
College/Graduate School	12,157
Veterans	115,359
Non-citizen	2,376
Non-English Home Language	7,687
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

120,171 residents are over the age of 16 and 68,639 people are in labor force. Among them, 68,412 people are in civilian labor force and 227 are in armed labor force. 63,504 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.20%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,193	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	51,437	82.71%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,847	9.40%
Public transportation	639	1.03%
Walked	1,583	2.55%
Other method	836	1.34%
Worked from home	1,851	2.98%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,504	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	21,447	33.77%
Service	13,757	21.66%
Sales and office	15,351	24.17%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,954	6.23%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,995	14.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,504	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	385	0.61%
Construction	2,689	4.23%
Manufacturing	5,154	8.12%
Wholesale trade	1,177	1.85%
Retail trade	7,765	12.23%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,433	5.41%
Information	962	1.51%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,930	7.76%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,838	9.19%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	17,107	26.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,435	11.71%
Other services, except public administration	2,947	4.64%
Public administration	3,682	5.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,504	-
Private wage and salary workers	51,216	80.65%
Government workers	9,786	15.41%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,415	3.80%
Unpaid family workers	87	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,566 for the 58,116 households in Bibb County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $27,778. 130,354 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.06%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	58,116	-
Less than $10,000	7,182	12.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,341	7.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,854	11.79%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,835	11.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,898	13.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,686	14.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,054	10.42%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,823	10.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,203	3.79%
More than $200,000	2,240	3.85%
Median Household Income	$41,334	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,566	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	34,899	-
Less than $10,000	2,936	8.41%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,618	4.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,676	10.53%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,416	9.79%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,115	11.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,926	16.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,283	12.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,141	14.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,990	5.70%
More than $200,000	1,798	5.15%

Median Family Income	$56,314	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,396	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,778	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,741	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,741	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	149,723	-
With health insurance coverage	130,354	87.06%
Public coverage	60,625	40.49%
Private health insurance	87,839	58.67%
Without health insurance coverage	19,369	12.94%

Housing

There are 70,130 housing units in Bibb County School District area, Georgia with 58,116 units (82.87%) occupied. 30,409 houses (52.32%) are occupied by owner and 27,707 houses (47.68%) are rented. The average housing value is $120,200 and the average rental cost is $818. 762 houses (1.09%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,556 houses (15.05%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,130	-
Occupied	58,116	82.87%
Owner Occupied	30,409	52.32%
Renter Occupied	27,707	47.68%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	46,328	66.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,551	2.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	20,233	28.85%
Mobile Homes	1,983	2.83%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	35	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,130	-
Built 2014 or later	762	1.09%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,315	1.88%
Built 2000 - 2009	8,468	12.07%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,034	12.88%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,945	12.75%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,190	17.38%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,219	13.15%
Built 1950 - 1959	9,641	13.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,556	15.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,130	-
1 room	1,247	1.78%
2 rooms	1,285	1.83%
3 rooms	5,035	7.18%
4 rooms	12,376	17.65%
5 rooms	15,160	21.62%
6 rooms	14,681	20.93%
7 rooms	8,695	12.40%
8 rooms	4,913	7.01%
9 rooms or more	6,738	9.61%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,130	-
no bedroom	1,402	2.00%
1 bedroom	6,640	9.47%
2 bedrooms	20,223	28.84%
3 bedrooms	29,754	42.43%
4 bedrooms	9,950	14.19%
5 bedrooms or more	2,161	3.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	30,409	-
Less than $50,000	3,915	12.87%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,586	28.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,816	22.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,971	16.35%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,071	10.10%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,170	7.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	804	2.64%
$1,000,000 or more	76	0.25%
Median House Value	$120,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	26,063	-
Less than $500	4,075	15.64%
$500 - $999	15,049	57.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,903	22.65%
$1,500 - $1,999	785	3.01%
$2,000 - $2,499	133	0.51%
$2,500 - $2,999	9	0.03%
$3,000 or more	109	0.42%
Median Rental Costs	$818	-

Demographic

A total of 153,200 people lives in Bibb County School District area, Georgia with 71,915 male and 81,285 female. The males to female ratio is 46.94 to 53.06. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	153,200	-
Male	71,915	46.94%
Female	81,285	53.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	153,200	-
Under 5 years	10,533	6.88%
5 - 9 years	10,468	6.83%
10 - 14 years	10,453	6.82%
15 - 19 years	10,683	6.97%
20 - 24 years	11,132	7.27%
25 - 34 years	20,801	13.58%
35 - 44 years	17,693	11.55%
45 - 54 years	18,617	12.15%
55 - 59 years	9,888	6.45%
60 - 64 years	9,696	6.33%
65 - 74 years	13,619	8.89%
75 - 84 years	6,493	4.24%
85 years and older	3,124	2.04%
Median Age	36.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	153,200	-
One Race	149,894	97.84%
White	61,569	40.19%
Black or African American	83,405	54.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native	291	0.19%
Asian	3,113	2.03%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	75	0.05%
Other	1,441	0.94%

Two or more races	3,306	2.16%
White and Black or African American	1,405	0.92%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	313	0.20%
White and Asian	275	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	193	0.13%