Pierce County, GA Demographic Data
Pierce County, GA Summary
Pierce County is located in Georgia
- Population: 18,631
- Area: 343.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 316.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 26.74 sq. miles
- Population Density: 54.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 130.25 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pierce County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,466
50%
50.8
Male
9,564
50%
49.2
Total Population
19,030
323,128,000
Pierce County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,168
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,667
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,164
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,211
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
992
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,339
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,529
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,576
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,326
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,100
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,829
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
828
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
301
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,192
74.6%
77.2
Female
7,246
51.1%
51.3
Male
6,946
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,460
70.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,608
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,958
15.5%
15.2
Female
1,650
55.8%
55.8
Male
1,308
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Pierce County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,500
97.2%
96.8
White
16,442
86.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,572
8.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
64
0.3%
0.8
Asian
49
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
33
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
373
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
530
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
970
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
737
3.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
19
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
208
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
18,060
94.9%
82.2
Pierce County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
720
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,588
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,180
40.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,700
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
985
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
892
7.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
763
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,308
18.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,520
82.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,655
12.9%
31.2
Pierce County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,906
26.0%
33.7%
Now Married
7,650
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,814
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
590
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,071
7.1
5.8%
Pierce County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,081
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
781
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
747
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
26
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
Pierce County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
660
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
476
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
963
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
925
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
846
12.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,394
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
694
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
635
9.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
242
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
112
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
42,730
57,617
Per capita income
23,470
31,128
Pierce County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
483
6.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
649
8.8%
9.8
Construction
625
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,441
19.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
331
4.5%
6.6
Information
61
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
722
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
422
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
339
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
400
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
708
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
936
12.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
270
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,233
16.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,410
32.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,223
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,469
19.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,052
14.2%
18.1%
Pierce County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,266
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,107
84.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
768
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
0.3%
5.1
Walked
35
0.5%
2.7
Other means
129
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
207
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.1
26.6
Pierce County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
330
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,154
31.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,958
42.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,505
21.7%
21.0
Pierce County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,947
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,294
76.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,653
23.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,024
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
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
Pierce County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,971
1 room
48
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
56
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
514
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
990
12.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,992
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,652
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,071
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
908
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
740
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Pierce County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,971
1-unit, detached
4,860
61.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
70
0.9%
5.9
2-units
92
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
149
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
91
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
94
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
2,565
32.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
33
0.4%
0.1
Pierce County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
528
6.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
90
1.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
347
4.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
570
7.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,325
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,545
19.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,696
21.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,688
21.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
132
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
50
0.6%
1.4%
Pierce County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
346
5.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
272
3.9%
4.7
Electricity
6,188
89.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
53
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
83
1.2%
1.1
Pierce County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,946
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
36
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
83
2.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
98
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
179
6.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
469
15.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
826
28.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,255
42.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,375
46.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
490
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
335
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
161
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
585
19.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pierce County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,377
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
90
6.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
505
36.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
782
56.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
276
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
284
20.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
120
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
140
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
158
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
0.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
660
48.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
285
0.0%
0.0%
Pierce County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,294
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,250
23.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,480
28.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
931
17.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
653
12.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
584
11.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
275
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
101
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,100
205,000
