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Chatham County School District Overview

Savannah Technical College located in Chatham County School District area. A total of 108,568 households are located in Chatham County School District area. Among them, 31,150 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.18 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 80,111 and 77,973 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.80% (10,515) of residents are non-citizens and 10.20% (28,192) 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 Chatham County School District, Georgia
Household	108,568
Population	276,446
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	31,150 (28.69%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	80,111
Total Students	77,973
Pre-Kindergarten	4,833
Kindergarten	3,453
Grade 1-8	27,534
Grade 9-12	12,901
College/Graduate School	29,252
Veterans	223,317
Non-citizen	10,515
Non-English Home Language	28,192
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

232,948 residents are over the age of 16 and 152,956 people are in labor force. Among them, 149,863 people are in civilian labor force and 3,093 are in armed labor force. 138,578 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.50%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	138,757	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	107,275	77.31%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	14,462	10.42%
Public transportation	3,435	2.48%
Walked	3,934	2.84%
Other method	3,336	2.40%
Worked from home	6,315	4.55%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	138,578	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	50,663	36.56%
Service	29,111	21.01%
Sales and office	29,506	21.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	9,764	7.05%
Production, transportation, and material moving	19,534	14.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	138,578	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	583	0.42%
Construction	7,847	5.66%
Manufacturing	12,045	8.69%
Wholesale trade	2,721	1.96%
Retail trade	16,716	12.06%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	11,235	8.11%
Information	2,381	1.72%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	7,383	5.33%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	13,495	9.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	31,634	22.83%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	19,157	13.82%
Other services, except public administration	5,977	4.31%
Public administration	7,404	5.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	138,578	-
Private wage and salary workers	111,087	80.16%
Government workers	20,104	14.51%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,095	5.12%
Unpaid family workers	292	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,665 for the 108,568 households in Chatham County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $30,728. 240,799 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	108,568	-
Less than $10,000	7,236	6.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,131	4.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	10,799	9.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,423	9.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	14,562	13.41%
$50,000 - $74,999	19,381	17.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	14,360	13.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,696	13.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,717	5.27%
More than $200,000	6,263	5.77%
Median Household Income	$56,842	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,665	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	67,085	-
Less than $10,000	3,161	4.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,835	2.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,047	7.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,776	8.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,680	11.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,927	17.78%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,486	15.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,058	16.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,922	7.34%
More than $200,000	5,193	7.74%

Median Family Income	$70,079	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,356	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,728	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,975	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,975	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	280,698	-
With health insurance coverage	240,799	85.79%
Public coverage	89,838	32.01%
Private health insurance	181,812	64.77%
Without health insurance coverage	39,899	14.21%

Housing

There are 125,272 housing units in Chatham County School District area, Georgia with 108,568 units (86.67%) occupied. 59,401 houses (54.71%) are occupied by owner and 49,167 houses (45.29%) are rented. The average housing value is $194,500 and the average rental cost is $1,085. 4,050 houses (3.23%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 18,133 houses (14.47%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	125,272	-
Occupied	108,568	86.67%
Owner Occupied	59,401	54.71%
Renter Occupied	49,167	45.29%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	78,431	62.61%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,716	4.56%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	36,240	28.93%
Mobile Homes	4,838	3.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	47	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	125,272	-
Built 2014 or later	4,050	3.23%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,448	4.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	23,534	18.79%
Built 1990 - 1999	17,178	13.71%
Built 1980 - 1989	17,175	13.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	16,171	12.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	11,229	8.96%
Built 1950 - 1959	12,354	9.86%
Built 1949 or earlier	18,133	14.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	125,272	-
1 room	1,933	1.54%
2 rooms	2,901	2.32%
3 rooms	9,312	7.43%
4 rooms	20,343	16.24%
5 rooms	24,741	19.75%
6 rooms	26,515	21.17%
7 rooms	16,535	13.20%
8 rooms	11,027	8.80%
9 rooms or more	11,965	9.55%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	125,272	-
no bedroom	2,124	1.70%
1 bedroom	12,117	9.67%
2 bedrooms	32,482	25.93%
3 bedrooms	57,199	45.66%
4 bedrooms	17,445	13.93%
5 bedrooms or more	3,905	3.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	59,401	-
Less than $50,000	3,094	5.21%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,212	10.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,018	16.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,326	19.07%
$200,000 - $299,999	13,137	22.12%
$300,000 - $499,999	8,958	15.08%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,438	9.15%
$1,000,000 or more	1,218	2.05%
Median House Value	$194,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	46,494	-
Less than $500	3,538	7.61%
$500 - $999	15,281	32.87%
$1,000 - $1,499	20,968	45.10%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,163	11.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,009	2.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	204	0.44%
$3,000 or more	331	0.71%
Median Rental Costs	$1,085	-

Demographic

A total of 288,496 people lives in Chatham County School District area, Georgia with 138,879 male and 149,617 female. The males to female ratio is 48.14 to 51.86. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	288,496	-
Male	138,879	48.14%
Female	149,617	51.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	288,496	-
Under 5 years	18,505	6.41%
5 - 9 years	17,343	6.01%
10 - 14 years	16,541	5.73%
15 - 19 years	18,755	6.50%
20 - 24 years	23,020	7.98%
25 - 34 years	47,707	16.54%
35 - 44 years	35,425	12.28%
45 - 54 years	33,541	11.63%
55 - 59 years	18,410	6.38%
60 - 64 years	16,199	5.61%
65 - 74 years	25,824	8.95%
75 - 84 years	12,416	4.30%
85 years and older	4,810	1.67%
Median Age	35.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	288,496	-
One Race	280,068	97.08%
White	152,025	52.70%
Black or African American	115,023	39.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	929	0.32%
Asian	7,428	2.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	364	0.13%
Other	4,299	1.49%

Two or more races	8,428	2.92%
White and Black or African American	3,206	1.11%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	773	0.27%
White and Asian	1,512	0.52%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	317	0.11%