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Evans County

Georgia · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,757
Median household income
$53,259
People below poverty
19.1%
Median home value
$138,200

Income

The median income of households in Evans County, Georgia was $53,259. An estimated 7.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 9.5
$25,000 to $34,999 10.4
$35,000 to $49,999 14
$50,000 to $74,999 24.8
$75,000 to $99,999 9
$100,000 to $149,999 12.4
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 3.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48789
Female 38430

An estimated 75.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,991. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.3
Social Security 36.5
Retirement income 19.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.8
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.6

In 2020-2024, 19.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024, 84.3% had health insurance coverage and 15.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47% and public coverage was 47.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.7%.


In 2020-2024, Evans County, Georgia had a total population of 10,757 - 5,588 (51.9%) females and 5,169 (48.1%) males. The median age was 38.3 years. An estimated 25.1% of the population was under 18 years, 30.9% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 317 299
5 to 9 358 374
10 to 14 450 402
15 to 19 442 341
20 to 24 335 367
25 to 29 259 238
30 to 34 167 447
35 to 39 364 441
40 to 44 318 398
45 to 49 408 267
50 to 54 343 322
55 to 59 309 362
60 to 64 270 322
65 to 69 309 234
70 to 74 202 359
75 to 79 150 120
80 to 84 72 186
85 and over 96 109

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.3% were White; 28.2% were Black or African American; 18.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 10.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.3% of the people in Evans County, Georgia were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55% of the people in Evans County, Georgia were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,077 households in Evans County, Georgia. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.7% of the households in Evans County, Georgia while cohabiting couple households made up 9.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.9% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.2% of all households.

In Evans County, Georgia, 30.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.7
Cohabiting Couples 9.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.1% of males and 45% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.7 31.8
Now married, except separated 46.1 45
Separated 1.4 2
Widowed 2.4 11.2
Divorced 14.4 10

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Evans County, Georgia, 211 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 10.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.9% of the people living in Evans County, Georgia were U.S. natives. 79% of the Evans County, Georgia population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.1% of Evans County, Georgia residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Evans County, Georgia come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Evans County, Georgia.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 91.6
Asia 6.6
Europe 0
Africa 1.8
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024, 13 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.3% of people at least five years old; 6.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of the people at least one year old living in Evans County, Georgia were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.5
Different house, same county 1.8
Different county, same state 7.8
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Evans County, Georgia was 2,649 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 191 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,177. College or graduate school enrollment was 281.

Educational Attainment of People in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.8
High school diploma or equivalency 39.5
Some college, no degree 19.8
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 9.3
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In Evans County, Georgia, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Evans County, Georgia, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,663 81.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 502 11.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 292 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Evans County, Georgia worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9.7
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 13
Wholesale trade 3.2
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.9
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.3
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,225 27.3
Service occupations 579 12.9
Sales and office occupations 856 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 721 16.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,102 24.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.8% of Evans County, Georgia workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 6.3
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 3.6

In 2020-2024, Evans County, Georgia had a total of 4,700 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 15.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 30% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.1
Mobile homes 30
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Evans County, Georgia was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 64.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Evans County, Georgia had 4,077 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 623 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.4% while renters occupied 34.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

5.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.5% and another 24.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Evans County, Georgia:

House Heating Fuel Used in Evans County, Georgia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 7.9
Electricity 90.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Evans County, Georgia was $138,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 36.6 % had a mortgage. 63.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,222 and for owners without a mortgage it was $430.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Evans County, Georgia was $719. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.