Banks County, GA Demographic Data
Banks County, GA Summary
Banks County is located in Georgia
- Population: 18,250
- Area: 233.89 sq. miles
- Land Area: 232.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 78.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 737.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Banks County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,060
49%
50.8
Male
9,276
51%
49.2
Total Population
18,336
323,128,000
Banks County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
965
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,267
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,263
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,201
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,115
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,046
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,437
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,641
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,179
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,244
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,038
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
789
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
151
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,014
76.4%
77.2
Female
7,065
50.4%
51.3
Male
6,949
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,359
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,566
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,978
16.2%
15.2
Female
1,574
52.9%
55.8
Male
1,404
47.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Banks County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,052
98.5%
96.8
White
17,147
93.5%
72.6
Black or African American
449
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
59
0.3%
0.8
Asian
234
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
181
1.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
16
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
163
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
284
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,164
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
873
4.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
33
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
95
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
163
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,172
93.7%
82.2
Banks County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,089
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,986
15.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,379
42.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,949
15.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
746
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
891
7.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
485
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,075
24.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,450
75.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,376
11.0%
31.2
Banks County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,097
20.9%
33.7%
Now Married
8,510
57.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,963
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
363
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
908
6.1
5.8%
Banks County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,256
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,115
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
882
5.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
202
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
31
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Banks County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
523
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
443
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
953
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
759
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,125
17.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,390
21.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
745
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
433
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
60
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
52
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
40,721
57,617
Per capita income
18,890
31,128
Banks County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
416
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
345
4.5%
9.8
Construction
533
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,456
18.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
296
3.8%
6.6
Information
45
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,658
21.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
427
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
402
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
280
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,056
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
468
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
328
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,116
14.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,818
23.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,722
22.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,696
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,358
17.6%
18.1%
Banks County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,594
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,307
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
852
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
134
1.8%
2.7
Other means
61
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
240
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.1
26.6
Banks County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
297
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,665
25.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,508
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
2,013
31.1%
21.0
Banks County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,483
85.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,896
75.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,587
24.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,065
14.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Banks County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,548
1 room
112
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
22
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
271
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,029
13.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,165
28.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,629
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
925
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
610
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
785
10.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Banks County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,548
1-unit, detached
4,959
65.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
22
0.3%
5.9
2-units
85
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
52
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
0.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
18
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
14
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
2,392
31.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Banks County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
315
4.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
192
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
400
5.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
551
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
959
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,143
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,051
27.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,814
24.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
115
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
8
0.1%
1.4%
Banks County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
329
5.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,188
18.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,310
66.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
601
9.3%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
46
0.7%
1.1
Banks County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,606
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
42
1.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
56
2.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
80
3.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
178
6.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
410
15.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
837
32.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,003
38.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
870
33.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
438
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
281
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
215
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
779
30.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Banks County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,207
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
1.2%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
2.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
107
8.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
111
9.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
944
78.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
380
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
674
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
183
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
167
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
94
7.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
110
9.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
51
4.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
579
48.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
403
0.0%
0.0%
Banks County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,896
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
764
15.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,315
26.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
780
15.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
828
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
664
13.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
393
8.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
122
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
30
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
120,800
205,000
