Savannah is a city of 147,898 people in Georgia. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. The median age is 34.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 26%. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. 19.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,137, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Savannah
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants50.7% → 45.4%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share46.4% → 34.6%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age31.4 → 34.0(+2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Savannah's population equals 49% of Chatham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 67% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 67% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.3%(2,879)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(2,554)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.6%(2,144)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(275)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(60)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8,386 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Savannah, decade by decade
Savannah population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
137,557
$53,046
$129,604
16.6%
65.6
2000
131,510
$52,897
$142,636
20.2%
66.6
2010
136,286
$47,927
$208,449
23.3%
70.6
2020
147,780
$55,934
$196,714
29.1%
77.9
2024
147,898
$57,137
$248,900
33.3%
76.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
