Clinch County, GA

Designated Market Area: Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

Places in Clinch County, GA [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 6,662 ( 136 from 2010 , 84 from 2020)
Land area: 815.0 square miles
Population density: 8.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,278	64.21%	5.7%
Black:	1,780	26.72%	5.1%
Indian:	41	0.62%	7.9%
Asian:	32	0.48%	88.2%
2+ races:	147	2.21%	86.1%
Hispanic:	384	5.76%	62.7%

Total non-White:	2,384	35.79%	5.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	221	16.4
Deaths:	284	21.0
Net Migration:	-37	-2.7
Net Immigration:	15	1.1

Change in White population:	-258	-3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	122	1.8

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
6,798
4,536	66.73%
1,876	27.60%
38	0.56%
17	0.25%
79	1.16%
236	3.47%
2,262	33.27%

2000
6,878
4,713	68.52%
2,019	29.35%
27	0.39%
8	0.12%
54	0.79%
54	0.79%
2,165	31.48%

1990
6,160
4,420	71.75%
1,681	27.29%
10	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
49	0.80%
1,740	28.25%

1980
6,660
4,650	69.82%
1,944	29.19%
0	0.00%
8	0.12%
n/a
58	0.87%
2,010	30.18%

1970
6,405
4,380	68.38%
2,001	31.24%
10	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.22%
2,025	31.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,047	15.2
687	10.0
-289	-4.2
72	1.0

-177	-2.6
97	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,139	18.5
682	11.1
70	1.1
9	0.1

293	4.8
425	6.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,115	16.7
677	10.2
-880	-13.2
n/a

-230	-3.5
-270	-4.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-540	-8.4
n/a

270	4.2
-15	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Clinch 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
38.4
1,682	25.2%
4,980	74.8%
1,041	15.6%

2,385
2.60

1,715	71.9%
1,322	77.1%
126	7.3%
670	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
1,843	27.1%
4,955	72.9%
868	12.8%

2,572
2.58

1,821	70.8%
1,197	65.7%
279	15.3%
751	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
1,923	28.0%
4,955	72.0%
842	12.2%

2,518
2.59

1,814	72.0%
1,261	69.5%
250	13.8%
704	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
1,874	30.4%
4,286	69.6%
714	11.6%

2,169
2.78

1,690	77.9%
1,358	80.4%
173	10.2%
479	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
2,314	34.7%
4,346	65.3%
655	9.8%

2,091
3.14

1,680	80.3%
1,344	80.0%
166	9.9%
411	19.7%

2022 Housing Data for Clinch County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	448	18.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	87	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	92	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	96	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	162	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	77	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	95	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	54	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	56	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	204	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	374	15.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	265	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	97	4.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	189	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	66	2.8%
$200,000 or more	23	1.0%

Median Household Income	53,350
Per Capita Income	20,294

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	74
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	125	5.2%
Public Assistance	53	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	463	19.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,137	54.5%
Unemployed	68	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,205	56.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,715	43.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	977	428	69.5%
Non-Profit	227	101	69.2%
Self-Employed	112	83	57.4%

Local Government	29	223	11.5%
State Government	12	274	4.2%
Federal Government	40	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,089	511	68.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	308	598	34.0%
Total	1,397	1,109	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	23.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	228	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	552	21.9%
Professional, Technical	480	19.1%
Service Occupations	222	8.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	210	8.3%
All others	1,033	41.1%

White Collar		50.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	405	16.1%
Educational services	394	15.7%
Other services	324	12.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	269	10.7%
Transportation and warehousing	246	9.8%
Health care and social assistance	219	8.7%
Retail trade	157	6.2%
Finance and insurance	118	4.7%
Construction	107	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	92	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	63	2.5%
Wholesale trade	38	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	1.2%
Public administration	26	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.2%
Management	1	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	170	2.53%
Puerto Rican	88	1.31%
Cuban	33	0.49%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	17	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	17	0.25%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	76	1.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	8	0.12%
Vietnamese	3	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,874	93.5%
Spanish	383	6.1%
Arabic	21	0.3%
Vietnamese	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	675	10.1%
English	393	5.9%
Irish	330	4.9%
German	228	3.4%
Italian	82	1.2%
Welsh	36	0.5%
European	34	0.5%
Other Arab	32	0.5%
British	12	0.2%
French	11	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	9	0.1%
Norwegian	8	0.1%
Dutch	3	0.0%
Scottish	1	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,429	95.8%
Not a citizen	284	4.2%

Native	6,426	95.7%
Foreign-born	287	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
459	10.2%	715	15.9%	1,659	36.8%	1,097	24.3%	412	9.1%	169	3.7%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	459	10.2%
9-12 Years	715	15.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,659	36.8%
Some College	1,097	24.3%
Bach. Degree	412	9.1%
Grad Degree	169	3.7%
Average years of education: 11.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,571	2,444	127	4.9%	5.4%
1991	2,864	2,733	131	4.6%	5.3%
1992	3,157	2,965	192	6.1%	6.6%
1993	3,550	3,413	137	3.9%	5.7%
1994	3,815	3,671	144	3.8%	5.1%
1995	3,876	3,727	149	3.8%	4.8%
1996	3,851	3,669	182	4.7%	4.6%
1997	4,039	3,864	175	4.3%	4.5%
1998	4,073	3,934	139	3.4%	4.2%
1999	3,496	3,375	121	3.5%	3.8%

2000	2,752	2,605	147	5.3%	3.5%
2001	2,425	2,248	177	7.3%	4.1%
2002	2,393	2,248	145	6.1%	5.3%
2003	2,438	2,286	152	6.2%	5.1%
2004	2,429	2,276	153	6.3%	5.1%
2005	2,508	2,343	165	6.6%	5.7%
2006	2,781	2,632	149	5.4%	5.1%
2007	2,761	2,602	159	5.8%	4.9%
2008	2,791	2,574	217	7.8%	6.8%
2009	2,794	2,471	323	11.6%	10.4%

2010	2,907	2,582	325	11.2%	10.7%
2011	2,882	2,569	313	10.9%	10.1%
2012	2,906	2,628	278	9.6%	9.0%
2013	2,826	2,569	257	9.1%	8.1%
2014	2,823	2,585	238	8.4%	7.1%
2015	2,742	2,546	196	7.1%	6.1%
2016	2,769	2,596	173	6.2%	5.4%
2017	2,802	2,646	156	5.6%	4.8%
2018	2,768	2,641	127	4.6%	4.0%
2019	2,821	2,715	106	3.8%	3.5%

2020	2,943	2,826	117	4.0%	6.5%
2021	3,030	2,940	90	3.0%	3.9%
2022	3,031	2,947	84	2.8%	3.0%
2023	3,075	2,988	87	2.8%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,022
Median Value	$73,900

Occupied	2,385	78.9%
Vacant	637	21.1%

Owned	1,735	72.7%
Rented	650	27.3%
Median Rent	$547

Single-Family Units	2,001	66.2%
Detached	1,993	65.9%
Attached	8	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	106	3.5%
Mobile Homes	798	26.4%

Clinch County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clinch County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Clinch County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clinch County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clinch County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Clinch County, GA