St. Simons, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 12,718, Rural population: 730 (all nonfarm))

St. Simons, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,647 (6,262 occupied: 4,648 owner occupied, 1,614 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Housing density: 521 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,054 (lower quartile is $903, upper quartile is $1,116)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,126

Median gross rent in St. Simons, GA in 2007: $1,147

Housing units in St. Simons with a mortgage: 2,547 (189 second mortgage, 476 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,407

St. Simons,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $408,951 (it was $212,000 in 2000)

St. Simons:	$408,951
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,733 - $646,464

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,330

In family households: 10,583 (3,139 male householders, 752 female householders)
3,274 spouses, 2,929 children (2,748 natural, 78 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 92 other relatives, 195 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,747 (808 male householders (649 living alone)), 1,585 female householders (1,441 living alone)), 354 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 118 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,254 2-persons, 767 3-persons, 586 4-persons, 240 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,090 1-person, 281 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,988 married couples with children.
441 single-parent households (76 men, 365 women).

95.0% of residents of St. Simons speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 508 (3.8%)
(57.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Simons, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 312 5 rooms: 708 6 rooms: 1,305 7 rooms: 934 8 rooms: 668 9 or more rooms: 618

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Simons, Georgia:
	1 room: 81 2 rooms: 80 3 rooms: 145 4 rooms: 358 5 rooms: 412 6 rooms: 331 7 rooms: 118 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 281
1995 to 1998: 1,089
1990 to 1994: 553
1980 to 1989: 2,474
1970 to 1979: 1,888
1960 to 1969: 1,062
1950 to 1959: 714
1940 to 1949: 370
1939 or earlier: 216

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Simons:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 90 2 bedrooms: 709 3 bedrooms: 2,678 4 bedrooms: 959 5 or more bedrooms: 212

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Simons:
	no bedroom: 81 1 bedroom: 273 2 bedrooms: 635 3 bedrooms: 521 4 bedrooms: 58 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Simons in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 1,569 2 vehicles: 2,225 3 vehicles: 650 4 vehicles: 92 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Simons in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 769 2 vehicles: 640 3 vehicles: 124 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in St. Simons, GA:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 47
$150,000 to $174,999: 65
$175,000 to $199,999: 111
$200,000 to $249,999: 363
$250,000 to $299,999: 430
$300,000 to $399,999: 1135
$400,000 to $499,999: 722
$500,000 to $749,999: 818
$750,000 to $999,999: 356
$1,000,000 or more: 498

St. Simons rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in St. Simons:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 38
$500 to $549: 32
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 50
$650 to $699: 40
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 33
$800 to $899: 59
$900 to $999: 263
$1,000 to $1,249: 471
$1,250 to $1,499: 150
$1,500 to $1,999: 178
$2,000 or more: 130
No cash rent: 61

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 78 1990 to 1994: 59 1985 to 1989: 69 1980 to 1984: 67 1975 to 1979: 39 1970 to 1974: 33 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 149

St. Simons, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.4%
Number of people working at home: 334 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 354
5 to 9 minutes: 1243
10 to 14 minutes: 1362
15 to 19 minutes: 1170
20 to 24 minutes: 1348
25 to 29 minutes: 376
30 to 34 minutes: 232
35 to 39 minutes: 88
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 118
60 to 89 minutes: 106
90 or more minutes: 119

St. Simons mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,718 (83%)
Carpooled: 606 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 41 (1%)
Walked: 48 (1%)
Other means: 82 (1%)
Worked at home: 334 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 282
$10,000 to $14,999: 229
$15,000 to $19,999: 215
$20,000 to $24,999: 344
$25,000 to $29,999: 284
$30,000 to $34,999: 348
$35,000 to $39,999: 278
$40,000 to $44,999: 364
$45,000 to $49,999: 360
$50,000 to $59,999: 499
$60,000 to $74,999: 762
$75,000 to $99,999: 892
$100,000 to $124,999: 613
$125,000 to $149,999: 274
$150,000 to $199,999: 194
$200,000 or more: 346

First ancestries reported:

English: 2449

United States or American: 1604

German: 1147

Irish: 1086

Other groups: 960

Scotch-Irish: 597

Scottish: 393

Italian: 346

British: 331

French (except Basque): 238

European: 179

Canadian: 174

Welsh: 144

Swedish: 142

Dutch: 141

Czechoslovakian: 114

Polish: 72

French Canadian: 48

Ukrainian: 42

Hungarian: 41

Arab:: 38

Norwegian: 36

Lithuanian: 30

Lebanese: 30

Austrian: 28

Russian: 26

Slovak: 24

Subsaharan African:: 24

Yugoslavian: 23

Ethiopian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Jamaican: 17

Finnish: 9

Croatian: 8

Egyptian: 8

Guyanese: 8

Danish: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Swiss: 8

Portuguese: 7

African: 7

Northern European: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Eastern European: 7

Czech: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (18%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Germany (12%)
Honduras (10%)
Mexico (9%)
Other South America (6%)
Japan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6073
Northeast: 1741
Midwest: 1466
South: 3036
West: 480

48% of St. Simons residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 65
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 548
Less than 1 year of college: 252
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 658
Associate degree: 215
Bachelor's degree: 1,626
Master's degree: 542
Professional school degree: 461
Doctorate degree: 104

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 818
Less than 1 year of college: 453
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,079
Associate degree: 473
Bachelor's degree: 1,556
Master's degree: 646
Professional school degree: 271
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 29.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,990
Black householders: $35,340
Asian householders: $151,893
Some other race householders: $54,728
Two or more races householders: $23,564
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,683

St. Simons household income for White non-Hispanic householders

St. Simons household income for Black householders

St. Simons household income for Asian householders

St. Simons household income for Two or more races householders

St. Simons marital status for males

St. Simons marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $442,129
Black or African American householders: $361,689
Asian householders: $348,379
Some other race householders: $1,205,632
Two or more races householders: $337,577
Hispanic or Latino householders: $675,154

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,541
One, attached: 444
Two: 244
3 or 4: 433
5 to 9: 833
10 to 19: 280
20 to 49: 235
50 or more: 536
Mobile homes: 101

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,314

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in St. Simons:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (72%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (74%) Utility gas (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 274

Here:	22.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	14.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	10.4%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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