Heard County, GA Demographic Data
Heard County, GA Summary
Heard County is located in Georgia
- Population: 11,756
- Area: 301.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 296.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 39.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 710.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Heard County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,832
50%
50.8
Male
5,739
50%
49.2
Total Population
11,571
323,128,000
Heard County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
665
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
590
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
929
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
810
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
731
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,189
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,429
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,820
15.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
787
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
848
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,126
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
427
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
220
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,843
76.4%
77.2
Female
4,499
50.9%
51.3
Male
4,344
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,448
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,325
20.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,773
15.3%
15.2
Female
950
53.6%
55.8
Male
823
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Heard County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,173
96.6%
96.8
White
9,899
85.6%
72.6
Black or African American
1,215
10.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.0%
0.8
Asian
53
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
52
0.4%
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
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
398
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
71
0.6%
17.8
Mexican
68
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,500
99.4%
82.2
Heard County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
562
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,096
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,417
43.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,489
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
458
5.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
452
5.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
372
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,658
21.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,188
78.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
824
10.5%
31.2
Heard County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,214
23.6%
33.7%
Now Married
4,818
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,488
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
115
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
752
8.0
5.8%
Heard County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,816
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
90
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
25
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
61
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Heard County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
337
7.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
307
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
637
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
480
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
713
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
800
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
537
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
460
10.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
81
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
12
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
44,185
57,617
Per capita income
20,494
31,128
Heard County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
82
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
216
4.6%
9.8
Construction
504
10.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
952
20.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
210
4.5%
6.6
Information
41
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
926
19.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
391
8.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
199
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
269
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
550
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
284
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
91
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
825
17.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,141
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,144
24.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
774
16.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
831
17.6%
18.1%
Heard County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,555
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,918
86.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
541
11.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
27
0.6%
2.7
Other means
47
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
22
0.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
36.5
26.6
Heard County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
216
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,229
28.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,582
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,337
30.6%
21.0
Heard County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,364
85.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,093
70.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,271
29.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
741
14.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Heard County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,105
1 room
8
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
99
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
279
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
808
15.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,191
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,353
26.5%
17.8
7 rooms
619
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
429
8.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
319
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Heard County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,105
1-unit, detached
3,032
59.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12
0.2%
5.9
2-units
110
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
127
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
33
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
40
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
1,701
33.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
44
0.9%
0.1
Heard County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
343
6.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
189
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
218
4.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
393
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
784
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,130
22.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,232
24.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
769
15.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.3%
1.4%
Heard County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
345
7.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,581
36.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,178
49.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
219
5.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.4%
1.1
Heard County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,748
47295100.0
Less than $500
56
3.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
59
3.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
65
3.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
94
5.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
148
8.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
605
34.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
721
41.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
685
39.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
255
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
294
16.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
137
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
368
21.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Heard County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,097
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
160
14.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
258
23.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
679
61.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
174
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
747
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
205
18.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
4.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
110
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
173
16.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
4.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
495
45.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
189
0.0%
0.0%
Heard County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,093
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
581
18.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,032
33.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
489
15.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
305
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
399
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
250
8.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
27
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,200
205,000
