Ware County, GA Demographic Data
Ware County, GA Summary
Ware County is located in Georgia
- Population: 36,149
- Area: 907.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 892.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.53 sq. miles
- Population Density: 39.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 127.95 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ware County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,987
50%
50.8
Male
17,684
50%
49.2
Total Population
35,671
323,128,000
Ware County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,423
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,404
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,304
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,178
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,557
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,529
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,370
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,656
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,463
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,107
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,122
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,712
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
846
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,226
76.3%
77.2
Female
13,847
50.9%
51.3
Male
13,379
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,809
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,024
19.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,680
15.9%
15.2
Female
3,330
58.6%
55.8
Male
2,350
41.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Ware County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
35,243
98.8%
96.8
White
23,492
65.9%
72.6
Black or African American
10,414
29.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
201
0.6%
0.8
Asian
389
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
42
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
60
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
29
0.1%
0.2
Korean
207
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
44
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
19
0.1%
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
19
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
728
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
428
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,340
3.8%
17.8
Mexican
1,142
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
167
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
31
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
34,331
96.2%
82.2
Ware County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,329
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,026
12.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,740
40.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,955
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,702
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,784
7.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,269
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,355
18.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
19,450
81.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,053
12.8%
31.2
Ware County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,228
28.8%
33.7%
Now Married
13,812
48.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,613
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
770
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,117
7.4
5.8%
Ware County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
31,510
94.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,738
5.2%
21.6%
Spanish
1,187
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
243
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
272
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
36
0.1%
1.1%
Ware County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,867
13.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,067
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,070
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,960
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,118
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,090
15.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,281
9.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,051
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
173
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
170
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
34,705
57,617
Per capita income
18,396
31,128
Ware County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
371
2.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,121
8.5%
9.8
Construction
985
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,230
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
581
4.4%
6.6
Information
240
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,658
12.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
577
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
763
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
793
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,604
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
960
7.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
251
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,694
12.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,560
27.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,326
17.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,259
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,295
17.5%
18.1%
Ware County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,982
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,730
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,263
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
216
1.7%
5.1
Walked
306
2.4%
2.7
Other means
134
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
333
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
26.6
Ware County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,506
10.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,400
31.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,348
38.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,593
18.7%
21.0
Ware County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,847
84.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,506
61.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,341
38.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,564
15.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Ware County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,411
1 room
133
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
138
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
806
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,448
14.9%
16.5
5 rooms
3,829
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
4,110
25.0%
17.8
7 rooms
2,682
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,158
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,107
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ware County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,411
1-unit, detached
10,563
64.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
225
1.4%
5.9
2-units
650
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
357
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
724
4.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
267
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
287
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
3,334
20.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.0%
0.1
Ware County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,788
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
939
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,831
11.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,691
10.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,012
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,097
12.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,057
18.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,745
10.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
218
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
33
0.2%
1.4%
Ware County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,269
9.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
406
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
11,744
84.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
254
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
158
1.1%
1.1
Ware County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,871
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
27
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
58
1.5%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
68
1.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
241
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
326
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,218
31.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,933
49.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,952
50.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
434
11.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
383
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
194
5.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
869
22.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
39
0.0%
0.0%
Ware County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,525
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
0.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
442
9.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,228
27.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,836
62.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
816
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
652
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
772
17.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
339
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
454
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
602
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
403
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,826
41.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
945
0.0%
0.0%
Ware County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,506
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,422
28.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,016
35.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,304
15.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,028
12.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
438
5.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
126
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
70
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
102
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,100
205,000
