Statesboro is home to 34,149 people in Georgia. The median age is 22.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 22% of homes are owner-occupied. 36.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 65% were living in the same home a year earlier. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 11,451 people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,737, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 22.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Statesboro
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants45.1% → 22.1%(−23.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population15,854 → 34,149(+115%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share31.4% → 42.1%(+10.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Statesboro's population equals 41% of Bulloch County's. Its number of veterans equals 24% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 68% 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)40.5%(356)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(142)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(285)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.6%(49)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 879 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
Statesboro, decade by decade
Statesboro 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
15,854
$41,188
$135,844
26.7%
57.5
2000
22,698
$34,641
$146,825
31.6%
66.6
2010
28,422
$30,552
$161,120
24.8%
69.6
2020
33,438
$39,743
$139,506
24.9%
74.8
2024
34,149
$44,737
$197,900
31.6%
75.0
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.
