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Statesboro Micro

Statesboro, GA · 2 counties · 97,977 residents (2025 est.) · 859 sq mi
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With 93,440 people, Statesboro is a metro area. The median age is 31.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 41% since 2000. 22.6% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 4%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,171, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Statesboro

What changed most since 1990

  • Population51,849 → 93,440 (+80%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Homes owned by their occupants61.4% → 54.5% (−6.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • White share71.4% → 60.7% (−10.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia

  • 20th in household income$58,171
  • 5th in share with a bachelor's degree30.4%
  • 13th in home value$212,795
  • 20th in diversity score68.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
93,440
+41%since 2000
from 66,478 in 2000
97,977 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
109 / sq mi
+41%since 2000
from 77 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
31.4
+15%since 2000
from 27.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
859 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
48K60K73K85K98K19902000201020202024Statesboro
202493K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(5,101)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(4,790)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(5,993)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.8%(10,128)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2414.1%(13,172)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(11,777)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(10,994)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(9,869)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(9,514)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(7,502)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(3,440)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(1,160)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,171
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $28,859 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,622
+97%since 2000
from $15,556 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.2%
+18.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
22.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.479
+2%since 2010
from 0.471 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$212,795
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $75,974 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$963
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $426 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.5%
−5.7 ptssince 2000
from 60.2% in 2000
45.5% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.48 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.8%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.1%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+7%since 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic66.7%(44,331)
Black29.2%(19,439)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(1,677)
Asian0.7%(488)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.7%(56,723)
Black28.1%(26,228)
Hispanic / Latino6%(5,590)
Asian1.4%(1,304)
Other3.8%(3,595)
Diversity Score
68
+11%since 2009
from 62 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
+10%since 2020
from 27 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.1%(2,899)
Honduran0.4%(371)
Guatemalan0.3%(310)
Cuban0.3%(235)
Spaniard0.1%(137)
Dominican0.1%(68)
Chilean0.1%(50)
Colombian0%(28)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(352)
Chinese0.3%(270)
Filipino0.2%(206)
Indonesian0.2%(138)
Vietnamese0.1%(127)
Korean0.1%(75)
Pakistani0.1%(64)
Japanese0%(20)
Hmong0%(7)
Thai0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(35)
Ancestry
English11.3%(10,549)
Irish8.1%(7,593)
American7%(6,548)
German6.9%(6,462)
Scottish1.9%(1,757)
Italian1.8%(1,672)
French1.8%(1,638)
West Indian1.3%(1,168)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(1,078)
Polish1.1%(913)
Jamaican0.7%(549)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Haitian0.5%(491)
Dutch0.5%(477)
Swedish0.4%(336)
Russian0.3%(265)
Norwegian0.3%(247)
Welsh0.3%(228)
British0.2%(196)
Finnish0.2%(165)
Greek0.2%(128)
Slovene0.1%(122)
Danish0.1%(101)
Canadian0.1%(98)
Arab0.1%(97)
Nigerian0.1%(97)
Austrian0.1%(94)
Swiss0.1%(93)
Ghanaian0.1%(84)
Hungarian0.1%(64)
Romanian0.1%(58)
Czech0.1%(53)
Lebanese0%(41)
Belgian0%(39)
Serbian0%(39)
Croatian0%(36)
Ukrainian0%(24)
Brazilian0%(15)
Iranian0%(15)
Egyptian0%(12)
Syrian0%(10)
Turkish0%(8)
Slovak0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.4%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 22.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.1%
+13.0 ptssince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.5 min
+54%since 2000
from 16.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.5%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2011
from 57.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.8%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
4.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2012
from 12.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.5%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.9%
+18.8 ptssince 2017
from 68.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
79.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 94.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48.7%(18,266)
Married39.5%(14,784)
Widowed2.5%(944)
Divorced9.3%(3,475)
Women 15+
Never married44.1%(17,677)
Married36.5%(14,649)
Widowed7.4%(2,967)
Divorced12%(4,794)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.5%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.9%
−4.2 ptssince 2020
from 55.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 29.4% 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)30.4%(1,283)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(1,368)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(1,178)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(74)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,220 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199051,849$49,268$135,34918.0%51.8
200066,478$52,572$138,39922.8%58.6
201081,217$50,642$186,35323.6%62.9
202091,873$58,790$171,26926.3%68.5
202493,440$58,171$212,79530.4%68.3

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

StatesboroCENTRAL35,366Claxton2,560Brooklet2,525Hagan954Portal693Register171Daisy161Bellville125
What's inside

2 component counties

Bulloch CountyCENTRAL86,949Evans County11,028
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Statesboro, GA?

Statesboro, GA has about 93,440 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Statesboro, GA?

The typical household in Statesboro, GA earns about $58,171 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Statesboro, GA expensive?

In Statesboro, GA, the median home is worth about $212,795, and the typical rent is about $963 a month.

How educated are people in Statesboro, GA?

About 30.4% of adults age 25 and over in Statesboro, GA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Statesboro, GA?

About 22.6% of people in Statesboro, GA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Statesboro, GA grown since 1990?

Yes, Statesboro, GA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 41,591 residents, a change of about 80 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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