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39834

Climax, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,251
Median household income
$47,708
People below poverty
20%
Median home value
$153,900

Income

The median income of households in 39834 was $47,708. An estimated 12% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12
$10,000 to $14,999 8.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7
$25,000 to $34,999 13.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12
$50,000 to $74,999 16
$75,000 to $99,999 5.6
$100,000 to $149,999 24.2
$150,000 to $199,999 1.2
$200,000 or more 2.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60795
Female 47875

An estimated 72.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,054. 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 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.1
Social Security 32.4
Retirement income 15.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.4
Cash public assistance income 5.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 32% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 32
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18

In 2020-2024, 27.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39834 in 2020-2024, 79.1% had health insurance coverage and 20.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51% and public coverage was 35.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.4%.


In 2020-2024, 39834 had a total population of 2,251 - 1,152 (51.2%) females and 1,099 (48.8%) males. The median age was 41.1 years. An estimated 23.5% of the population was under 18 years, 33.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39834 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 77 90
5 to 9 167 48
10 to 14 32 11
15 to 19 70 114
20 to 24 27 39
25 to 29 30 43
30 to 34 41 138
35 to 39 49 47
40 to 44 188 161
45 to 49 21 22
50 to 54 104 147
55 to 59 107 51
60 to 64 61 75
65 to 69 34 28
70 to 74 12 20
75 to 79 59 43
80 to 84 18 43
85 and over 2 32

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.2% were White; 11.9% were Black or African American; 14.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 7.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.4% of the people in 39834 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.8% of the people in 39834 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 657 households in 39834. The average household size was 3.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.6% of the households in 39834 while cohabiting couple households made up 18.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.3% of all households, while 9.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 39834, 31.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.6
Cohabiting Couples 18.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.6% of males and 46.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 15.2 27.6
Now married, except separated 53.6 46.7
Separated 0 2.5
Widowed 1.1 6.8
Divorced 30.1 16.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39834, 173 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 36.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.8% of the people living in 39834 were U.S. natives. 59% of the 39834 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.2% of 39834 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 2.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39834 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 39834.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 99
Asia 1
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39834 in 2020-2024, 0.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.3% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 39834 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.6
Different house, same county 12.5
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39834 was 407 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 25 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 323. College or graduate school enrollment was 59.

Educational Attainment of People in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.6
High school diploma or equivalency 54.3
Some college, no degree 12.1
Associate's degree 6.7
Bachelor's degree 10
Graduate or professional degree 6.3

Disability

In 39834, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39834, 57.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 829 81
Federal, state, or local government workers 129 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 65 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39834 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.4
Construction 11.1
Manufacturing 16.1
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 21.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.1
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 9.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.5
Other Services, except public administration 8.7
Public administration 6.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39834 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 369 36.1
Service occupations 82 8
Sales and office occupations 196 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 101 9.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 275 26.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.1% of 39834 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0.1
Worked from home 5.8

In 2020-2024, 39834 had a total of 819 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.1% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 33% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 33
Boat, RV, van, etc 1

14.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39834 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 72.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39834 had 657 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 162 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.1% while renters occupied 23.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.4.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.2% and another 28.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39834:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39834 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 10.8
Electricity 89.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39834 was $153,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.6 % had a mortgage. 54.4% 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 $1,517 and for owners without a mortgage it was $440.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39834 was $688. 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.