2022 population: 301,107 ( 35,979 from 2010 , 5,827 from 2020)
Land area: 433.1 square miles
Population density: 695.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	141,862	47.11%	6.3%
Black:	121,157	40.24%	15.1%
Indian:	673	0.22%	14.7%
Asian:	9,775	3.25%	51.5%
2+ races:	6,495	2.16%	45.1%
Hispanic:	21,145	7.02%	47.1%

Total non-White:	159,245	52.89%	21.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,950	13.5
Deaths:	6,926	11.7
Net Migration:	3,424	5.8
Net Immigration:	936	1.6

Change in White population:	8,370	3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	27,609	10.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
265,128
133,492	50.35%
105,274	39.71%
587	0.22%
6,453	2.43%
4,476	1.69%
14,370	5.42%
131,636	49.65%

2000
232,048
125,802	54.21%
93,463	40.28%
517	0.22%
4,120	1.78%
2,432	1.05%
5,403	2.33%
106,246	45.79%

1990
216,935
129,217	59.56%
81,999	37.80%
582	0.27%
2,471	1.14%
n/a
2,666	1.23%
87,718	40.44%

1980
202,226
121,190	59.93%
76,727	37.94%
365	0.18%
1,474	0.73%
n/a
2,315	1.14%
81,036	40.07%

1970
187,767
122,451	65.21%
63,006	33.56%
118	0.06%
415	0.22%
n/a
1,524	0.81%
65,316	34.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
34,821	15.0
21,019	9.1
9,284	4.0
3,146	1.4

7,690	3.3
25,390	10.9

Number	Rate
1990's
37,272	17.2
21,178	9.8
-11,576	-5.3
2,383	1.1

-3,415	-1.6
18,528	8.5

Number	Rate
1980's
37,943	18.8
19,799	9.8
-1,503	-0.7
n/a

8,027	4.0
6,682	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-5,700	-3.0
n/a

-1,261	-0.7
15,720	8.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Chatham County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.7
61,607	20.5%
239,500	79.5%
48,008	15.9%

117,383
2.43

70,858	60.4%
47,412	66.9%
9,625	13.6%
46,525	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
34.0
60,007	22.6%
205,121	77.4%
32,864	12.4%

103,038
2.45

64,613	62.7%
42,197	65.3%
10,133	15.7%
38,425	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
58,098	25.0%
173,950	75.0%
30,051	13.0%

89,863
2.49

59,750	66.5%
41,569	69.6%
8,729	14.6%
30,113	33.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
57,382	26.5%
159,553	73.5%
27,632	12.7%

80,946
2.59

57,132	70.6%
41,702	73.0%
7,533	13.2%
23,814	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
60,181	29.8%
142,045	70.2%
21,007	10.4%

71,420
2.77

53,037	74.3%
40,220	75.8%
6,405	12.1%
18,383	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Chatham County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,795	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,315	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,791	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,728	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,026	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,279	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,212	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,538	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,752	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,328	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,675	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,949	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,377	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,157	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,491	7.2%
$200,000 or more	8,970	7.6%

Median Household Income	66,171
Per Capita Income	37,637

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,979	5.1%
Public Assistance	1,573	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,484	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	124,815	69.5%
Unemployed	8,506	4.7%
In Armed Forces	3,232	1.8%

Total Labor Force	136,553	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	43,090	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48,512	46,997	50.8%
Non-Profit	3,934	7,061	35.8%
Self-Employed	8,839	6,278	58.5%

Local Government	4,455	6,673	40.0%
State Government	2,333	3,803	38.0%
Federal Government	1,636	1,753	48.3%

Total Private + Self	57,351	53,275	51.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,358	19,290	39.0%
Total	69,709	72,565	49.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,482	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,843	20.9%
Professional, Technical	33,089	23.2%
Service Occupations	27,741	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	461	0.3%
All others	30,472	21.4%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	19,487	13.7%
Retail trade	17,546	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	15,496	10.9%
Educational services	13,395	9.4%
Transportation and warehousing	11,668	8.2%
Manufacturing	10,977	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,864	6.9%
Construction	8,032	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,637	4.7%
Public administration	6,458	4.5%
Other services	5,632	3.9%
Finance and insurance	4,287	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,409	2.4%
Wholesale trade	3,007	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,963	2.1%
Information	2,280	1.6%
Utilities	692	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	480	0.3%
Management	267	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	50	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,599	2.56%
Puerto Rican	5,141	1.74%
Cuban	1,380	0.47%
Dominican	389	0.13%

Total Central American	2,791	0.94%
Costa Rican	22	0.01%
Guatemalan	789	0.27%
Honduran	1,215	0.41%
Nicaraguan	155	0.05%
Panamanian	405	0.14%
Salvadoran	205	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,127	0.38%
Argentinean	223	0.08%
Bolivian	22	0.01%
Chilean	23	0.01%
Colombian	413	0.14%
Ecuadorian	69	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	97	0.03%
Uruguayan	7	0.00%
Venezuelan	250	0.08%
Other South American	23	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,671	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,095	0.71%
Vietnamese	1,898	0.64%
Indian	1,497	0.51%
Filipino	1,134	0.38%
Korean	700	0.24%
Laotian	268	0.09%
Thai	261	0.09%
Burmese	146	0.05%
Japanese	90	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	249,805	89.6%
Spanish	15,585	5.6%
Other Indo-European	2,610	0.9%
Chinese	1,986	0.7%
Vietnamese	1,831	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1,669	0.6%
Other Asian	1,346	0.5%
Other	1,079	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,065	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	27,754	9.4%
English	26,122	8.8%
German	24,177	8.2%
American	13,779	4.7%
Italian	9,062	3.1%
Scottish	6,178	2.1%
French	4,431	1.5%
Polish	3,873	1.3%
European	3,367	1.1%
African	3,236	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,808	0.9%
Dutch	1,767	0.6%
British	1,666	0.6%
Welsh	1,554	0.5%
Swedish	1,550	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	285,381	96.3%
Not a citizen	10,885	3.7%

Native	274,430	92.6%
Foreign-born	21,836	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,188	2.6%	12,170	6.0%	50,388	24.9%	61,650	30.5%	43,032	21.3%	29,981	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,188	2.6%
9-12 Years	12,170	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	50,388	24.9%
Some College	61,650	30.5%
Bach. Degree	43,032	21.3%
Grad Degree	29,981	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	100,397	95,812	4,585	4.6%	5.4%
1991	100,732	96,153	4,579	4.5%	5.3%
1992	104,322	97,667	6,655	6.4%	6.6%
1993	103,476	97,320	6,156	5.9%	5.7%
1994	103,861	97,982	5,879	5.7%	5.1%
1995	104,018	98,484	5,534	5.3%	4.8%
1996	104,794	99,438	5,356	5.1%	4.6%
1997	107,391	101,897	5,494	5.1%	4.5%
1998	107,798	102,736	5,062	4.7%	4.2%
1999	107,620	103,066	4,554	4.2%	3.8%

2000	111,047	107,100	3,947	3.6%	3.5%
2001	111,464	107,406	4,058	3.6%	4.1%
2002	115,213	109,960	5,253	4.6%	5.3%
2003	116,658	111,300	5,358	4.6%	5.1%
2004	121,735	116,194	5,541	4.6%	5.1%
2005	124,826	118,711	6,115	4.9%	5.7%
2006	127,963	122,335	5,628	4.4%	5.1%
2007	133,454	127,715	5,739	4.3%	4.9%
2008	134,094	125,887	8,207	6.1%	6.8%
2009	131,201	119,302	11,899	9.1%	10.4%

2010	127,700	114,919	12,781	10.0%	10.7%
2011	129,417	116,527	12,890	10.0%	10.1%
2012	131,535	119,558	11,977	9.1%	9.0%
2013	131,196	120,414	10,782	8.2%	8.1%
2014	131,529	121,872	9,657	7.3%	7.1%
2015	131,745	123,904	7,841	6.0%	6.1%
2016	136,088	128,852	7,236	5.3%	5.4%
2017	140,135	133,776	6,359	4.5%	4.8%
2018	140,342	135,020	5,322	3.8%	4.0%
2019	141,198	136,432	4,766	3.4%	3.5%

2020	140,631	129,918	10,713	7.6%	6.5%
2021	143,440	137,279	6,161	4.3%	3.9%
2022	144,226	139,858	4,368	3.0%	3.0%
2023	146,009	141,723	4,286	2.9%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	134,190
Median Value	$256,400

Occupied	117,383	87.5%
Vacant	16,807	12.5%

Owned	66,733	56.9%
Rented	50,650	43.1%
Median Rent	$1,284

Single-Family Units	89,948	67.0%
Detached	83,956	62.6%
Attached	5,992	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,244	18.8%
Mobile Homes	4,581	3.4%

Chatham County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chatham County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Chatham County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chatham County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chatham County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chatham County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Chatham County, GA