Talbot County, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Columbus, GA-AL
Designated Market Area: Columbus, GA-AL
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Talbot County, GA [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 5,747 ( 1,118 from 2010 , 12 from 2020)
Land area: 391.4 square miles
Population density: 14.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,373	41.29%	10.1%
Black:	3,017	52.50%	25.3%
Indian:	36	0.63%	100.0%
Asian:	24	0.42%	166.7%
2+ races:	91	1.58%	37.9%
Hispanic:	206	3.58%	126.4%

Total non-White:	3,374	58.71%	20.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	105	9.2
Deaths:	230	20.1
Net Migration:	135	11.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-266	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-852	-12.4

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
6,865
2,639	38.44%
4,039	58.83%
18	0.26%
9	0.13%
66	0.96%
91	1.33%
4,226	61.56%

2000
6,498
2,354	36.23%
3,974	61.16%
14	0.22%
19	0.29%
52	0.80%
82	1.26%
4,144	63.77%

1990
6,524
2,400	36.79%
4,063	62.28%
9	0.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
52	0.80%
4,124	63.21%

1980
6,536
2,303	35.24%
4,196	64.20%
0	0.00%
6	0.09%
n/a
31	0.47%
4,233	64.76%

1970
6,625
2,136	32.24%
4,481	67.64%
3	0.05%
4	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
4,489	67.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
704	10.8
738	11.4
-94	-1.4
12	0.2

285	4.4
82	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
921	14.1
850	13.0
414	6.3
2	0.0

-46	-0.7
20	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
883	13.5
732	11.2
-109	-1.7
n/a

97	1.5
-109	-1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-609	-9.2
n/a

167	2.5
-256	-3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Talbot 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
49.9
946	16.5%
4,801	83.5%
1,499	26.1%

2,538
2.27

1,620	63.8%
1,005	62.0%
145	9.0%
918	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
1,464	21.3%
5,401	78.7%
1,119	16.3%

2,832
2.42

1,904	67.2%
1,207	63.4%
210	11.0%
928	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
1,568	24.1%
4,930	75.9%
933	14.4%

2,525
2.57

1,818	72.0%
1,206	66.3%
311	17.1%
707	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
1,783	27.3%
4,741	72.7%
881	13.5%

2,334
2.79

1,757	75.3%
1,196	68.1%
261	14.9%
577	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
2,085	31.9%
4,451	68.1%
863	13.2%

2,076
3.15

1,624	78.2%
1,223	75.3%
159	9.8%
452	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Talbot County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	218	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	139	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	179	7.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	135	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	231	9.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	156	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	109	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	164	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	339	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	308	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	184	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	63	2.5%
$200,000 or more	138	5.4%

Median Household Income	48,065
Per Capita Income	28,528

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	204	8.0%
Public Assistance	23	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	534	21.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,230	65.4%
Unemployed	109	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,339	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,072	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	864	696	55.4%
Non-Profit	58	67	46.4%
Self-Employed	137	38	78.3%

Local Government	40	141	22.1%
State Government	138	216	39.0%
Federal Government	3	49	5.8%

Total Private + Self	1,001	734	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	239	473	33.6%
Total	1,240	1,207	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	24.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	326	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	352	14.3%
Professional, Technical	491	20.0%
Service Occupations	473	19.3%
All others	813	33.1%

White Collar		47.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	412	16.8%
Manufacturing	371	15.1%
Health care and social assistance	341	13.9%
Construction	220	9.0%
Retail trade	197	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	178	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	169	6.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	140	5.7%
Other services	89	3.6%
Public administration	86	3.5%
Finance and insurance	86	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	72	2.9%
Wholesale trade	37	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.5%
Utilities	11	0.4%
Information	10	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	41	0.71%
Puerto Rican	3	0.05%
Cuban	10	0.17%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	9	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,486	98.4%
Spanish	65	1.2%
Other Asian	11	0.2%
Vietnamese	9	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	560	9.7%
English	312	5.4%
Irish	294	5.1%
German	235	4.1%
Scottish	97	1.7%
Welsh	92	1.6%
French	61	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	61	1.1%
British	41	0.7%
Dutch	36	0.6%
African	31	0.5%
Russian	22	0.4%
Scandinavian	21	0.4%
Norwegian	14	0.2%
Swedish	12	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,793	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,782	99.8%
Foreign-born	11	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
187	4.2%	544	12.3%	1,830	41.5%	1,171	26.5%	435	9.9%	244	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	187	4.2%
9-12 Years	544	12.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,830	41.5%
Some College	1,171	26.5%
Bach. Degree	435	9.9%
Grad Degree	244	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,871	2,676	195	6.8%	5.4%
1991	2,731	2,567	164	6.0%	5.3%
1992	2,655	2,421	234	8.8%	6.6%
1993	2,499	2,302	197	7.9%	5.7%
1994	2,593	2,420	173	6.7%	5.1%
1995	2,549	2,322	227	8.9%	4.8%
1996	2,641	2,397	244	9.2%	4.6%
1997	2,685	2,512	173	6.4%	4.5%
1998	2,773	2,638	135	4.9%	4.2%
1999	2,866	2,689	177	6.2%	3.8%

2000	2,834	2,681	153	5.4%	3.5%
2001	2,819	2,640	179	6.3%	4.1%
2002	2,901	2,727	174	6.0%	5.3%
2003	2,974	2,788	186	6.3%	5.1%
2004	2,996	2,797	199	6.6%	5.1%
2005	2,985	2,759	226	7.6%	5.7%
2006	3,084	2,876	208	6.7%	5.1%
2007	3,163	2,943	220	7.0%	4.9%
2008	3,183	2,956	227	7.1%	6.8%
2009	3,127	2,817	310	9.9%	10.4%

2010	2,883	2,588	295	10.2%	10.7%
2011	2,915	2,609	306	10.5%	10.1%
2012	2,911	2,623	288	9.9%	9.0%
2013	2,857	2,594	263	9.2%	8.1%
2014	2,801	2,580	221	7.9%	7.1%
2015	2,667	2,457	210	7.9%	6.1%
2016	2,745	2,559	186	6.8%	5.4%
2017	2,821	2,646	175	6.2%	4.8%
2018	2,839	2,694	145	5.1%	4.0%
2019	2,827	2,699	128	4.5%	3.5%

2020	2,757	2,568	189	6.9%	6.5%
2021	2,784	2,659	125	4.5%	3.9%
2022	2,811	2,708	103	3.7%	3.0%
2023	2,831	2,738	93	3.3%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,066
Median Value	$119,400

Occupied	2,538	82.8%
Vacant	528	17.2%

Owned	2,083	82.1%
Rented	455	17.9%
Median Rent	$864

Single-Family Units	1,978	64.5%
Detached	1,958	63.9%
Attached	20	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	54	1.8%
Mobile Homes	982	32.0%

Talbot County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Talbot County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Talbot County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Talbot County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Talbot County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Talbot County, GA