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Tattnall County, GA

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

AI Overview

Tattnall County is a small rural Georgia county of 24,215 residents with a low-cost labor profile — median worker earnings of $29,679 and median gross rent of just $660 per month — though a labor force participation rate of 46.5% and unemployment of 6.9% signal a constrained available workforce. Educational attainment is limited, with only 14.6% holding a bachelor's degree and 80.8% holding a high school diploma. The county has seen a population decline of 4.5% over five years, a poverty rate of 22.7%, and a median home value of $122,400, reflecting a rural economy under fiscal pressure.

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

Population

24,215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,747

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

Tattnall County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,226 (58.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,636 (27.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,577 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races768 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race724 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone200 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,510
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic63
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)31
  4. 4.Other Indo-European29
  5. 5.Arabic25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,450

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,061

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$21,462

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,982
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,057
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)963
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining919
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)689

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,595
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,710
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,503
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,429
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,426

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.01×)822
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.70×)691
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)543
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.07×)910
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)2,127

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$660/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999548 (10.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999535 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999487 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999422 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999343 (6.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999341 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,679

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,327 (73.8%)
  • Carpooled1,412 (16.5%)
  • Worked At Home286 (3.3%)
  • Walked232 (2.7%)
  • Other197 (2.3%)
  • Public Transit61 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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