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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Savannah Metro

Savannah, GA · 3 counties · 347,611 residents · 1,349 sq mi
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With 347,611 people, Savannah is a metro area. 5% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. The population is up 19% since 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $174,448. Median household income is $48,321, close to the national figure. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 37.2
Average education
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
347,611
+19%since 2000
from 293,000 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
258 / sq mi
+19%since 2000
from 217 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
34.3
Unchangedsince 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,349 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
242K290K338K386K434K19902000201020202024Savannah
2024418K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57%(24,397)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.7%(23,127)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.4%(22,259)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.4%(25,654)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.6%(29,851)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.8%(51,327)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.7%(44,175)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.7%(47,660)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.2%(38,819)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.5%(22,738)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.6%(12,546)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.5%(5,058)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$48,321
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,720 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,365
+22%since 2000
from $20,752 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
29.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
15.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.4%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 10.9%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance7.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 4.2%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 7%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$174,448
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,246 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$868
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $574 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
62.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 64.7% in 2000
37.9% rent
Vacancy rate
12.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.56 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.56 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
30.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.7
+3%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.2%(176,433)
Black34.7%(101,588)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(6,399)
Asian1.5%(4,334)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic57.3%(199,249)
Black33.5%(116,466)
Hispanic / Latino5%(17,207)
Asian2.1%(7,127)
Other1.6%(5,432)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.3%(7,730)
Puerto Rican1%(3,504)
Central American0.4%(1,366)
South American0.3%(1,032)
Cuban0.1%(499)
Panamanian0.2%(443)
Honduran0.1%(334)
Colombian0.1%(315)
Spaniard0.1%(267)
Dominican0.1%(260)
Guatemalan0.1%(207)
Argentine0.1%(178)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(166)
Peruvian0.1%(157)
Salvadoran0%(153)
Chilean0%(139)
Bolivian0%(60)
Uruguayan0%(48)
Ancestry
Irish11.2%(37,703)
German10.2%(34,100)
English9.6%(32,385)
American5.7%(19,269)
Italian2.7%(9,139)
Scottish2.4%(8,008)
French1.9%(6,284)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(5,823)
Polish1.2%(4,001)
Dutch1%(3,269)
Swedish0.5%(1,790)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(1,780)
Russian0.5%(1,669)
Norwegian0.4%(1,326)
West Indian0.4%(1,306)
British0.4%(1,216)
Greek0.3%(1,141)
Austrian0.3%(1,026)
Hungarian0.2%(775)
Arab0.2%(650)
Czech0.2%(578)
Canadian0.2%(566)
Jamaican0.2%(547)
Portuguese0.1%(501)
Swiss0.1%(438)
Ukrainian0.1%(396)
Danish0.1%(367)
Slovak0.1%(366)
Brazilian0.1%(266)
Romanian0.1%(262)
Haitian0.1%(203)
Lithuanian0.1%(186)
Turkish0.1%(184)
Egyptian0.1%(171)
Finnish0.1%(167)
Lebanese0.1%(156)
Iranian0.1%(133)
Armenian0%(125)
Israeli0%(120)
Belgian0%(117)
Slovene0%(107)
Barbadian0%(94)
Syrian0%(92)
Croatian0%(81)
Ethiopian0%(81)
Serbian0%(72)
Jordanian0%(63)
Bulgarian0%(53)
Nigerian0%(28)
Guyanese0%(23)
Latvian0%(23)
Kenyan0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.8%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.1% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.0%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 79.9% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.7% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.6 min
+45%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
51.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
5.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married39.1%(63,713)
Married49.4%(80,412)
Widowed2.5%(4,021)
Divorced9%(14,683)
Women 15+
Never married34%(60,238)
Married45.6%(80,847)
Widowed7.6%(13,491)
Divorced12.8%(22,665)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
11.7%
−6.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 52.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 30.4% 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)39%(12,255)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.9%(11,274)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.9%(7,516)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(788)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(112)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 31,412 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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In this metro

Largest cities

SavannahCENTRAL149,440Pooler32,744Richmond Hill20,022Port Wentworth17,604Wilmington Island13,905Rincon11,726Georgetown11,158Garden City10,513Skidaway Island9,315Whitemarsh Island6,886Montgomery4,976Buckhead4,702Springfield3,344Guyton3,247Tybee Island3,156Bloomingdale3,077Pembroke2,706Thunderbolt2,534Isle of Hope2,053Henderson1,952Dutch Island1,225Talahi Island961Vernonburg141
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3 component counties

Chatham CountyCENTRAL311,855Effingham County74,397Bryan CountyCENTRAL52,062
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Savannah, GA?

Savannah, GA has about 347,611 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Savannah, GA?

The typical household in Savannah, GA earns about $48,321 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Savannah, GA expensive?

In Savannah, GA, the median home is worth about $174,448, and the typical rent is about $868 a month.

How educated are people in Savannah, GA?

About 26.8% of adults age 25 and over in Savannah, GA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Savannah, GA?

About 15.1% of people in Savannah, GA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Savannah, GA grown since 1990?

Yes, Savannah, GA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 89,551 residents, a change of about 35 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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