county

Emanuel County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Emanuel County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Emanuel County is a small, rural Georgia county of roughly 23,000 residents with an economy oriented toward goods-producing and agricultural sectors typical of the region. The available workforce skews toward lower-cost labor—median worker earnings run $31,854 and only 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree—with a labor force participation rate of 57.0% and unemployment at 9.7%, indicating meaningful slack in the available pool. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $88,200 and median gross rent of $742/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.1% over five years against a poverty rate of 24.7%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,772

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.1% since 2018

Emanuel County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,461 (58.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,339 (31.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,005 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race589 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone423 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone199 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish828
  2. 2.Other Indo-European181
  3. 3.Arabic21
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,007

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$24,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,838
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,432
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,373
  4. 4.Construction (Group)890
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities875

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,198
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,865
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,858
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,779
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,516

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.33×)489
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.47×)935
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.45×)1,454
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.38×)1,268
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)602

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$88,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$742/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999481 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999436 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999382 (7.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999333 (6.6%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999321 (6.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999312 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,164 (80.0%)
  • Carpooled824 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home569 (6.4%)
  • Other208 (2.3%)
  • Walked170 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit19 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Similar Locations

5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.

More on FDI Connect

Compare Emanuel County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.

Open full dashboardCreate free account

Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.