CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Statesboro

Georgia · 15,854 residents · 15.0 sq mi

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Statesboro is a city of 15,854 people in Georgia. The median age is 23.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 33.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 41%. There are 6,844 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,854

−30%vs 2000

vs 22,698 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.0

+4%vs 2000

vs 22.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(770)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.1%(646)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(743)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1920.2%(3,208)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.6%(3,426)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.4%(1,812)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(1,370)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(1,074)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(999)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(975)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(705)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,161

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,016 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,178

−27%vs 2000

vs $12,585 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.1%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.1%

+14.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.3% in 2000

54.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.4%(12,571)

Black40%(9,071)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(487)

Asian1.3%(296)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67%(10,624)

Black31.4%(4,976)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(125)

Asian1.3%(206)

Other0.3%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(716)

Puerto Rican1.3%(444)

Central American0.8%(290)

Guatemalan0.6%(213)

Cuban0.4%(129)

Spaniard0.3%(104)

Honduran0.1%(48)

South American0.1%(45)

Colombian0.1%(28)

Dominican0.1%(26)

Salvadoran0.1%(20)

Venezuelan0%(17)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Costa Rican0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(148)

Indonesian0.4%(138)

Chinese0.2%(78)

Filipino0.2%(73)

Vietnamese0.1%(38)

Korean0.1%(23)

Pakistani0.1%(21)

Japanese0%(13)

Hmong0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

English8.4%(2,865)

German6.9%(2,355)

Irish6.6%(2,268)

American3.3%(1,140)

Scottish2.2%(745)

Italian1.8%(625)

French1.3%(439)

Polish1%(341)

Subsaharan African0.9%(322)

West Indian0.9%(320)

Haitian0.7%(231)

Swedish0.6%(215)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(187)

Dutch0.4%(141)

Russian0.4%(127)

Finnish0.3%(109)

Greek0.3%(106)

Norwegian0.3%(105)

Slovene0.3%(102)

Nigerian0.3%(87)

Swiss0.2%(72)

Jamaican0.2%(69)

British0.2%(66)

Welsh0.2%(65)

Danish0.2%(55)

Arab0.2%(53)

French Canadian0.1%(48)

Lebanese0.1%(41)

Czech0.1%(32)

Lithuanian0.1%(26)

Ghanaian0.1%(25)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Croatian0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Serbian0.1%(22)

Ukrainian0%(15)

Belgian0%(14)

Egyptian0%(12)

Turkish0%(8)

Slovak0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.7%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 13.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married71.6%(9,708)

Married19.2%(2,597)

Widowed2.1%(291)

Divorced7.1%(960)

Women 15+

Never married64.7%(10,303)

Married18.9%(3,009)

Widowed4.2%(666)

Divorced12.2%(1,940)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.7%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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