Atkinson County, GA

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US Senator

N/AJon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ARaphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.2

1.97% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25%

8.98% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$38,438

1.13% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$76,300

1.04% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

3,591

0.388% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Atkinson County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Other (Hispanic) (10.2%), White (Hispanic) (9.31%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (6.82%).

None of the households in Atkinson 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.

88.1% of the residents in Atkinson County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Atkinson County, GA was $76,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Atkinson County, GA borders Berrien County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Lanier County, GA, and Ware County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Atkinson County, GA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 88.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 13% of Atkinson County, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.07k people).

In 2023, there were 3.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.53k people) in Atkinson County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.26k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 845 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.1%

2023 Citizenship

87.8%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Atkinson County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.53k ± 54
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.26k ± 117
Other (Hispanic)
845 ± 298

26.4%

Hispanic Population

2.18k people

26.4% of the people in Atkinson County, GA are hispanic (2.18k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Atkinson 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

13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.07k people

13.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.13k people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
74 ± 73
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 86
Vietnam
66 ± 49

Atkinson County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Atkinson County, GA employs 3.59k people. The largest industries in Atkinson County, GA are , and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,308), Transportation & Warehousing ($56,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,948).

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

3.59k

2023 Value

± 410

−0.388%

1 Year decline

± 16.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atkinson County, GA, are Production Occupations (710 people), Management Occupations (337 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (324 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atkinson 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

3.59k

2023 Value

± 410

−0.388%

1 Year decline

± 16.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atkinson County, GA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atkinson County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Atkinson County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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 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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Atkinson County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 72.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.951%).

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

N/ADonald J. Trump (72.9%)
Republican Party
N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (26.1%)
Democratic Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (0.951%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon 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.

N/ARaphael 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 Atkinson County, GA was $76,300 in 2023, which is 0.251 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $77,100 to $76,300, a 1.04% decrease. The homeownership rate in Atkinson County, GA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Median household income in Atkinson County, GA is $38,438. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Atkinson County, GA was Census Tract 9603 with a value of $43,462, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9601, with respective values of $39,894 and $34,801.

Housing

Property

$76,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$17,129

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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 Atkinson County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Atkinson 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 9603
Census Tract 9602
Census Tract 9601

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Atkinson County, GA was Census Tract 9603 with a value of $43,462, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9601, with respective values of $39,894 and $34,801.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Atkinson 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.

$38,438

Median Household Income

± $6,329

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Atkinson 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atkinson 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 (83.9%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (2.97%)

In 2023, 83.9% of workers in Atkinson County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (2.97%).

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

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atkinson County, GA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Atkinson County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atkinson County, GA (2.06k out of 8.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atkinson County, GA is false, followed by false and false.

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, 38.7% of the children was living in poverty in Atkinson County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.3%.

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

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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

Uninsured People

22.4%

Uninsured

30.8%

Employer Coverage

31%

Medicaid

10.3%

Medicare

4.96%

Non-Group

0.547%

Military or VA

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

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