Schley County, GA

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Americus, GA
Designated Market Area: Columbus, GA-AL
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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

2022 population: 4,496 ( 514 from 2010 , 50 from 2020)
Land area: 166.9 square miles
Population density: 26.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,192	71.00%	11.6%
Black:	873	19.42%	25.2%
Indian:	3	0.07%	50.0%
Asian:	43	0.96%	19.4%
2+ races:	85	1.89%	165.6%
Hispanic:	300	6.67%	86.3%

Total non-White:	1,304	29.00%	6.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	125	13.7
Deaths:	121	13.3
Net Migration:	-48	-5.3
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-420	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-94	-1.9

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
5,010
3,612	72.10%
1,167	23.29%
2	0.04%
36	0.72%
32	0.64%
161	3.21%
1,398	27.90%

2000
3,766
2,462	65.37%
1,169	31.04%
8	0.21%
3	0.08%
35	0.93%
89	2.36%
1,304	34.63%

1990
3,588
2,321	64.69%
1,223	34.09%
7	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
37	1.03%
1,267	35.31%

1980
3,433
2,180	63.50%
1,202	35.01%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
51	1.49%
1,253	36.50%

1970
3,097
1,708	55.15%
1,384	44.69%
0	0.00%
5	0.16%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,389	44.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
524	13.9
357	9.5
357	9.5
52	1.4

1,150	30.5
94	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
608	16.9
409	11.4
288	8.0
12	0.3

141	3.9
37	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
529	15.4
332	9.7
-16	-0.5
n/a

141	4.1
14	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
123	4.0
n/a

472	15.2
-136	-4.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Schley 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
1,100	24.5%
3,396	75.5%
609	13.5%

1,578
2.89

1,150	72.9%
935	81.3%
94	8.2%
428	27.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
1,503	30.0%
3,507	70.0%
657	13.1%

1,872
2.68

1,334	71.3%
983	73.7%
158	11.8%
538	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.3
1,096	29.1%
2,670	70.9%
422	11.2%

1,426
2.63

1,039	72.9%
724	69.7%
151	14.5%
387	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
998	27.8%
2,590	72.2%
480	13.4%

1,294
2.77

954	73.7%
769	80.6%
80	8.4%
340	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
1,207	35.2%
2,226	64.8%
426	12.4%

1,136
3.02

898	79.0%
703	78.3%
77	8.6%
238	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Schley County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	153	9.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	169	10.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	55	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	61	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	61	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	80	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	142	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	130	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	215	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	163	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	45	2.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	72	4.6%
$200,000 or more	44	2.8%

Median Household Income	53,274
Per Capita Income	24,255

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	154	9.8%
Public Assistance	23	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	256	16.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,714	60.9%
Unemployed	68	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,782	63.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,033	36.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	767	587	56.6%
Non-Profit	30	58	34.1%
Self-Employed	73	16	82.0%

Local Government	70	64	52.2%
State Government	88	106	45.4%
Federal Government	21	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	840	603	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	209	228	47.8%
Total	1,049	831	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	175	9.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	431	22.9%
Professional, Technical	418	22.2%
Service Occupations	325	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	44	2.3%
All others	531	28.2%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	232	12.3%
Manufacturing	207	11.0%
Educational services	198	10.5%
Retail trade	188	10.0%
Construction	152	8.1%
Public administration	146	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	129	6.9%
Wholesale trade	93	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	88	4.7%
Other services	80	4.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	74	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	50	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	49	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	43	2.3%
Utilities	42	2.2%
Finance and insurance	29	1.5%
Management	16	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	197	4.32%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	29	0.64%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.09%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	20	0.44%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.44%
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	12	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,200	97.8%
Spanish	90	2.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	587	12.9%
English	220	4.8%
Irish	171	3.7%
German	117	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	40	0.9%
Greek	22	0.5%
Italian	20	0.4%
Scottish	18	0.4%
British	16	0.4%
Polish	15	0.3%
French	14	0.3%
Dutch	13	0.3%
Slovak	5	0.1%
European	3	0.1%
African	3	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,555	99.8%
Not a citizen	10	0.2%

Native	4,539	99.4%
Foreign-born	26	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
106	3.5%	344	11.4%	1,046	34.6%	981	32.5%	302	10.0%	240	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	106	3.5%
9-12 Years	344	11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,046	34.6%
Some College	981	32.5%
Bach. Degree	302	10.0%
Grad Degree	240	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,659	1,511	148	8.9%	5.4%
1991	1,370	1,263	107	7.8%	5.3%
1992	1,449	1,321	128	8.8%	6.6%
1993	1,498	1,393	105	7.0%	5.7%
1994	1,520	1,435	85	5.6%	5.1%
1995	1,483	1,421	62	4.2%	4.8%
1996	1,701	1,593	108	6.3%	4.6%
1997	1,775	1,664	111	6.3%	4.5%
1998	1,794	1,699	95	5.3%	4.2%
1999	1,829	1,748	81	4.4%	3.8%

2000	1,707	1,637	70	4.1%	3.5%
2001	1,679	1,597	82	4.9%	4.1%
2002	1,681	1,596	85	5.1%	5.3%
2003	1,736	1,632	104	6.0%	5.1%
2004	1,744	1,634	110	6.3%	5.1%
2005	1,776	1,648	128	7.2%	5.7%
2006	1,867	1,754	113	6.1%	5.1%
2007	1,822	1,705	117	6.4%	4.9%
2008	1,874	1,740	134	7.2%	6.8%
2009	1,908	1,654	254	13.3%	10.4%

2010	2,170	1,905	265	12.2%	10.7%
2011	2,157	1,912	245	11.4%	10.1%
2012	2,168	1,945	223	10.3%	9.0%
2013	2,129	1,933	196	9.2%	8.1%
2014	2,172	2,006	166	7.6%	7.1%
2015	2,086	1,945	141	6.8%	6.1%
2016	2,117	1,982	135	6.4%	5.4%
2017	2,232	2,109	123	5.5%	4.8%
2018	2,200	2,097	103	4.7%	4.0%
2019	2,258	2,170	88	3.9%	3.5%

2020	2,145	2,052	93	4.3%	6.5%
2021	2,132	2,051	81	3.8%	3.9%
2022	2,161	2,081	80	3.7%	3.0%
2023	2,139	2,069	70	3.3%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,950
Median Value	$154,300

Occupied	1,578	80.9%
Vacant	372	19.1%

Owned	1,186	75.2%
Rented	392	24.8%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	1,224	62.8%
Detached	1,218	62.5%
Attached	6	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41	2.1%
Mobile Homes	635	32.6%

Schley County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Schley County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Schley County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Schley County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Schley County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Schley County, GA