Effingham County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 50,424 72.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,572 6.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 9,941 14.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 659 1.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 3,083 4.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 98 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 95 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 271 0.4%

• Under 18 18,257 26.4%
• 18–24 5,221 7.6%
• 25–44 19,690 28.5%
• 45–64 17,344 25.1%
• 65 and over 8,631 12.5%

Median household income

$92,674

90% interval $85,010–$100,338

+$12,762 vs GA · 13th of 159

Below poverty line

7.8%

90% interval 6.0%–9.6%

−5.0 pp vs GA · 151st of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.7%

−0.76 pp vs. state

County GDP

$3.0B

0.34% of state

Avg. annual pay

$56,077

Establishments

1,249

• Education & health services 3,632 24.9%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,049 20.9%
• Manufacturing 2,708 18.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,171 8.0%
• Construction 1,078 7.4%
• Professional & business services 887 6.1%
• Public administration 779 5.3%
• Other services 629 4.3%
• Financial activities 474 3.2%
• Natural resources & mining 111 0.8%
• Unclassified 38 0.3%
• Information 33 0.2%

Home ownership

78.4%

+12.7 pp vs GA · 39th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,147

−$246 vs GA · 31st of 159

Owner-occupied

19,030

Renter-occupied

5,257

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 64% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $73,460/yr) pays 3.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,006/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 26,943 74.3%
• Democratic 9,144 25.2%
• Other / third-party 157 0.4%

• Spanish 2,335 3.6%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 174 0.3%
• German or other West Germanic 109 0.2%
• Arabic 97 0.1%
• Tagalog 77 0.1%
• Korean 61 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 49 0.1%
• Vietnamese 39 0.1%
• Chinese 23 0.0%

Households

24,287

Family households

18,049

74.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

6,157

34.1% of families

Single-mother families

1,462

8.1% of families

Veterans

6,240

12.4% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 15,500 23.9%
• Mainline Protestant 3,872 6.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,046 1.6%
• Catholic 878 1.4%
• Black Protestant 710 1.1%
• Orthodox 54 0.1%

Health insured

90.3%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

9.7%

±1.2 pp

136th of 159

With a disability

13.7%

±1.3 pp

122nd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

27.2%

±2.1 pp

−7.7 pp vs GA · 35th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.3%

90% interval 10.2%–12.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)

Court seats

Millen, Springfield, Statesboro, Sylvania

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

13

25.55 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

13