Telfair County, GA

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2023 Population

12,174

3.53% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

1.75% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

31%

1.06% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$44,948

7.53% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$108,200

20.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,264

11.7% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Telfair County, GA had a population of 12.2k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $44,948. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Telfair County, GA declined from 12,619 to 12,174, a −3.53% decrease and its median household income grew from $41,801 to $44,948, a 7.53% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Telfair County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (47.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.99%), White (Hispanic) (4.25%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.86%).

None of the households in Telfair 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.

96% of the residents in Telfair County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Telfair County, GA was $108,200, and the homeownership rate was 71.1%.

Most people in Telfair County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Telfair County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Telfair County, GA borders Ben Hill County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, and Wilcox County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Telfair County, GA is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.54% of Telfair County, GA residents were born outside of the country (553 people).

In 2023, there were 1.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.79k people) in Telfair County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.35k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 851 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

93.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96% of Telfair County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Telfair County, GA was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Telfair County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Telfair County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.79k ± 29
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.35k ± 65
Two+ (Hispanic)
851 ± 441

15.5%

Hispanic Population

1.88k people

15.5% of the people in Telfair County, GA are hispanic (1.88k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

4.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

553 people

7.03%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

887 people

As of 2023, 4.54% of Telfair County, GA residents (553 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Telfair County, GA was 7.03%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Telfair County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
287 ± 112
Gulf War (2001-)
138 ± 102
Gulf War (1990s)
58 ± 66

Telfair County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Telfair County, GA employs 3.26k people. The largest industries in Telfair County, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (527 people), Retail Trade (510 people), and Manufacturing (314 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($150,705), Information ($73,571), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,156).

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.

Employment

Occupations

3.26k

2023 Value

± 433

−11.7%

1 Year decline

± 21.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Telfair County, GA declined at a rate of −11.7%, from 3.7k employees to 3.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Telfair County, GA, are Management Occupations (334 people), Sales & Related Occupations (319 people), and Production Occupations (297 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Telfair County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.26k

2023 Value

± 433

−11.7%

1 Year decline

± 21.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Telfair County, GA declined at a rate of −11.7%, from 3.7k employees to 3.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Telfair County, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (527 people), Retail Trade (510 people), and Manufacturing (314 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Telfair County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Telfair County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,625

Median earning men ± $4,283

$26,750

Median earning women ± $8,552

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($73,571), Public Administration ($65,217), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,813), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,477), and Manufacturing ($34,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

22
Retail Trade
21
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$13.8k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$7.99k
Retail Trade
$6.36k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Telfair County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 65.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.485%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.485%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Telfair County, GA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

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 runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Telfair County, GA was $108,200 in 2023, which is 0.357 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $90,000 to $108,200, a 20.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Telfair County, GA is 71.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Telfair County, GA have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Telfair County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Telfair County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.135%.

Housing

Property

$108,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$26,075

$2,219

Median Property Taxes

±$318

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 Telfair County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.1%

Homeownership

2023

70.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71.1% of the housing units in Telfair County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Telfair County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9505
Census Tract 9502

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,948

Median Household Income

± $11,332

3.12k

Number of Households

± 383

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.12k households in Telfair County, GA grew to $44,948 from the previous year's value of $41,801.

The following chart displays the households in Telfair 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Telfair 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (89.1%)
Carpooled (5.35%)
Worked At Home (5.14%)

In 2023, 89.1% of workers in Telfair County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.35%) and those who worked at home (5.14%).

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.

Commute Time

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Telfair County, GA have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.04% of the workforce in Telfair County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Telfair County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Telfair County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.135%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Telfair County, GA (3.03k out of 9.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Telfair 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 38.3% of the children was living in poverty in Telfair County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 10.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.3% of the population of Telfair County, GA has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 30.9% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Telfair County, GA see 5260 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.511% decrease from the previous year (5287 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6207 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 6207 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,260 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Telfair County, GA

Primary care physicians in Telfair County, GA see an average of 5,260 patients per year. This represents a 0.511% decrease from the previous year (5,287 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.1% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.7%

Uninsured

26.8%

Employer Coverage

30.9%

Medicaid

16.6%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

1.53%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Telfair County, GA grew by 5.7% from 12% to 12.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Telfair County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 146 in Telfair County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Telfair County, GA.

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 44.6% in Telfair County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Telfair County, GA.