Peach County, GA

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2022 Population
28,054
0.834% 1-year growth
US Senator
N/AJon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/ARaphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
38.1
1.06% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
20.7%
8.2% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$60,940
14.5% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$170,500
15.5% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
11,891
4.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Peach County, GA had a population of 28.1k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $60,940. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Peach County, GA grew from 27,822 to 28,054, a 0.834% increase and its median household income grew from $53,215 to $60,940, a 14.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Peach County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (45%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.6%), White (Hispanic) (4.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.47%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.9%).

None of the households in Peach County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in Peach County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Peach County, GA are Fort Valley State University (416 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Peach County, GA was $170,500, and the homeownership rate was 69%.

Most people in Peach County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Peach County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Peach County, GA is home to a population of 28.1k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.48% of Peach County, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.26k people).

In 2022, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Peach County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.18k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.2%
2022 Citizenship
98.1%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.2% of Peach County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Peach County, GA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peach County, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.6k ± 27
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    12.2k ± 288
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.18k ± 308
8.19%
Hispanic Population
2.3k people

In 2022, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Peach County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.18k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.19% of the people in Peach County, GA are hispanic (2.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Peach County, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    222,301 ± 11,455 people
  2. India
    103,637 ± 7,865 people
  3. Jamaica
    49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.48%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.26k people
4.61%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.28k people

As of 2022, 4.48% of Peach County, GA residents (1.26k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Peach County, GA was 4.61%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    557 ± 197
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    484 ± 195
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    423 ± 176

Peach County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Peach County, GA employs 11.9k people. The largest industries in Peach County, GA are Retail Trade (1,834 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,435 people), and Educational Services (1,331 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,991), Utilities ($96,364), and Public Administration ($71,107).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

11.9k
2022 Value
± 1,006
4.6%
1 Year growth
± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Peach County, GA grew at a rate of 4.6%, from 11.4k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peach County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,496 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,305 people), and Material Moving Occupations (888 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peach County, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

11.9k
2022 Value
± 1,006
4.6%
1 Year growth
± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Peach County, GA grew at a rate of 4.6%, from 11.4k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peach County, GA, are Retail Trade (1,834 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,435 people), and Educational Services (1,331 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peach County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Peach County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,231
Median earning men ± $6,103
$30,656
Median earning women ± $5,578

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($95,275), Public Administration ($78,445), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,672).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($65,197), Manufacturing ($51,542), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,729).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 112
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  2. 111
    Retail Trade
  3. 107
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Peach County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.98%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.
N/ARaphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Peach County, GA awarded 416 degrees. The student population of Peach County, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 903 male students and 1,702 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Peach County, GA are Black or African American (378 and 92%), followed by White (16 and 3.89%), Two or More Races (10 and 2.43%), and Hispanic or Latino (4 and 0.973%).

The largest universities in Peach County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Fort Valley State University (416 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Peach County, GA are Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (49 and 11.8%), General Psychology (44 and 10.6%), and General Biological Sciences (36 and 8.65%).

The median tuition cost in Peach County, GA for a public four year colleges is $4,064 for in-state students and $14,786 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Peach County, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 43.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 2,605 (34.7% men and 65.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 2,605 students enrolled in Peach County, GA, 34.7% men and 65.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 2,347 records, of which 65.1% were women and 34.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 36 degrees awarded
  2. 49 degrees awarded
  3. 44 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Peach County, GA was General Biological Sciences with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Peach County, GA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
416 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fort Valley State University with 416 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 139 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Peach County, GA, which is 0.502 times less than the 277 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 378 degrees mean that there were 23.6 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 16 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($4,064) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,768) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Peach County, GA was $170,500 in 2022, which is 0.605 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $147,600 to $170,500, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Peach County, GA is 69%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Peach County, GA have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peach County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Peach County, GA is $60,940. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Peach County, GA was Census Tract 401.01 with a value of $117,600, followed by Census Tract 403.01 and Census Tract 402, with respective values of $71,167 and $49,915.

In 2023, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Peach County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.09%.

Property

$170,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$12,232
$7,012
Median Property Taxes
±$684

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Peach County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Peach County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69%
Homeownership
2022
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 69% of the housing units in Peach County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 401.01
  2. Census Tract 403.01
  3. Census Tract 402

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Peach County, GA was Census Tract 401.01 with a value of $117,600, followed by Census Tract 403.01 and Census Tract 402, with respective values of $71,167 and $49,915.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Peach County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$60,940
Median Household Income
± $5,707
10.2k
Number of Households
± 830

In 2022, the median household income of the 10.2k households in Peach County, GA grew to $60,940 from the previous year's value of $53,215.

The following chart displays the households in Peach County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Peach County, GA is from Georgia.
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.475
2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (79.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.82%)
  3. Carpooled (7.3%)

In 2022, 79.2% of workers in Peach County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.82%) and those who carpooled to work (7.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peach County, GA have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in Peach County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Peach County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peach County, GA have 2 cars.

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Peach County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.09%.

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Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peach County, GA (5.46k out of 26.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peach County, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2023, 30% of the children was living in poverty in Peach County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5%.

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Health

88.9% of the population of Peach County, GA has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 3.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Peach County, GA see 4658 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.46% increase from the previous year (4591 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1776 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 836 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,658 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Peach County, GA

Primary care physicians in Peach County, GA see an average of 4,658 patients per year. This represents a 1.46% increase from the previous year (4,591 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Peach County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.1%
Uninsured
42.4%
Employer Coverage
17%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
3.35%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peach County, GA declined by 10.1% from 12.3% to 11.1%.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 60.9 in Peach County, GA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.8% in Peach County, GA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 19.6% in Peach County, GA.

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