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Towns County School District Overview

Young Harris College located in Towns County School District area. A total of 4,898 households are located in Towns County School District area. Among them, 812 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.66 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 2,002 and 2,481 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.67% (72) of residents are non-citizens and 3.43% (370) 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 Towns County School District, Georgia
Household	4,898
Population	10,788
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	812 (16.58%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,002
Total Students	2,481
Pre-Kindergarten	112
Kindergarten	55
Grade 1-8	615
Grade 9-12	484
College/Graduate School	1,215
Veterans	10,178
Non-citizen	72
Non-English Home Language	370
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,383 residents are over the age of 16 and 4,637 people are in labor force. Among them, 4,637 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 4,438 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,385	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,444	78.54%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	560	12.77%
Public transportation	9	0.21%
Walked	128	2.92%
Other method	46	1.05%
Worked from home	198	4.52%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,438	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,399	31.52%
Service	976	21.99%
Sales and office	1,189	26.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	461	10.39%
Production, transportation, and material moving	413	9.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,438	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	100	2.25%
Construction	250	5.63%
Manufacturing	274	6.17%
Wholesale trade	132	2.97%
Retail trade	550	12.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	128	2.88%
Information	101	2.28%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	281	6.33%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	437	9.85%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,291	29.09%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	490	11.04%
Other services, except public administration	263	5.93%
Public administration	141	3.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,438	-
Private wage and salary workers	3,462	78.01%
Government workers	589	13.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	375	8.45%
Unpaid family workers	12	0.27%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,147 for the 4,898 households in Towns County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $20,552. 10,083 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.14%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,898	-
Less than $10,000	308	6.29%
$10,000 - $14,999	374	7.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	468	9.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	623	12.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	837	17.09%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,056	21.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	510	10.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	440	8.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	174	3.55%
More than $200,000	108	2.20%
Median Household Income	$48,219	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,147	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,240	-
Less than $10,000	91	2.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	203	6.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	214	6.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	294	9.07%
$35,000 - $49,999	607	18.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	811	25.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	355	10.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	392	12.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	165	5.09%
More than $200,000	108	3.33%

Median Family Income	$53,651	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,995	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$20,552	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,637	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,637	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,440	-
With health insurance coverage	10,083	88.14%
Public coverage	5,686	49.70%
Private health insurance	7,437	65.01%
Without health insurance coverage	1,357	11.86%

Housing

There are 8,229 housing units in Towns County School District area, Georgia with 4,898 units (59.52%) occupied. 3,833 houses (78.26%) are occupied by owner and 1,065 houses (21.74%) are rented. The average housing value is $230,500 and the average rental cost is $717. 97 houses (1.18%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 369 houses (4.48%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,229	-
Occupied	4,898	59.52%
Owner Occupied	3,833	78.26%
Renter Occupied	1,065	21.74%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,479	78.73%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	128	1.56%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	505	6.14%
Mobile Homes	1,117	13.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,229	-
Built 2014 or later	97	1.18%
Built 2010 - 2013	165	2.01%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,251	27.35%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,191	26.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,150	13.97%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,094	13.29%
Built 1960 - 1969	507	6.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	405	4.92%
Built 1949 or earlier	369	4.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,229	-
1 room	99	1.20%
2 rooms	145	1.76%
3 rooms	629	7.64%
4 rooms	1,087	13.21%
5 rooms	1,684	20.46%
6 rooms	1,536	18.67%
7 rooms	1,400	17.01%
8 rooms	724	8.80%
9 rooms or more	925	11.24%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,229	-
no bedroom	99	1.20%
1 bedroom	458	5.57%
2 bedrooms	2,059	25.02%
3 bedrooms	4,042	49.12%
4 bedrooms	1,172	14.24%
5 bedrooms or more	399	4.85%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,833	-
Less than $50,000	139	3.63%
$50,000 - $99,999	260	6.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	462	12.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	669	17.45%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,031	26.90%
$300,000 - $499,999	875	22.83%
$500,000 - $999,999	281	7.33%
$1,000,000 or more	116	3.03%
Median House Value	$230,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	821	-
Less than $500	96	11.69%
$500 - $999	587	71.50%
$1,000 - $1,499	93	11.33%
$1,500 - $1,999	35	4.26%
$2,000 - $2,499	7	0.85%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	3	0.37%
Median Rental Costs	$717	-

Demographic

A total of 11,617 people lives in Towns County School District area, Georgia with 5,464 male and 6,153 female. The males to female ratio is 47.03 to 52.97. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	11,617	-
Male	5,464	47.03%
Female	6,153	52.97%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	11,617	-
Under 5 years	386	3.32%
5 - 9 years	357	3.07%
10 - 14 years	412	3.55%
15 - 19 years	925	7.96%
20 - 24 years	1,053	9.06%
25 - 34 years	882	7.59%
35 - 44 years	785	6.76%
45 - 54 years	1,134	9.76%
55 - 59 years	877	7.55%
60 - 64 years	810	6.97%
65 - 74 years	2,183	18.79%
75 - 84 years	1,299	11.18%
85 years and older	514	4.42%
Median Age	54.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	11,617	-
One Race	11,504	99.03%
White	11,140	95.89%
Black or African American	173	1.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native	41	0.35%
Asian	60	0.52%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	90	0.77%

Two or more races	113	0.97%
White and Black or African American	0	0.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	40	0.34%
White and Asian	24	0.21%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	36	0.31%