Chatham County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 137,64047.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 117,52940.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 19,3366.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,9842.8%Asian alone
  • 4,5911.6%Two or more races
  • 1,4910.5%Some other race alone
  • 7930.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 660.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $282,900

Here:	$282,900
State:	$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $323,949

Here:	$323,949
State:	$266,514

In 2-unit structures: $527,455

Here:	$527,455
State:	$239,993

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,525

Here:	$207,525
State:	$202,197

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,988

Here:	$230,988
State:	$304,107

Mobile homes: $82,170

Here:	$82,170
State:	$74,102

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,377 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,742 (1.0%)

Area name: Savannah, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chatham County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $897 a month.

Cities in this county include: Savannah, Pooler-Burroughs, Tybee Island-Wilmington, Wilmington Island, Garden City, Georgetown, Skidaway Island, Pooler, Whitemarsh Island, Montgomery.

2018 air pollution in Chatham County:

Lead: 0.0076 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Butler County, Alabama , Catahoula Parish, Louisiana , Madison Parish, Louisiana , Stewart County , Webster County .

Current college students: 15,613
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 18,865 (51.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8,0392010 or later
• 4,8802000 to 2009
• 2,7921990 to 1999
• 1,9901980 to 1989
• 1,0411970 to 1979
• 1,520Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 78,030
• One, attached: 4,661
• Two: 7,555
• 3 or 4: 7,992
• 5 to 9: 10,189
• 10 to 19: 6,678
• 20 to 49: 3,635
• 50 or more: 3,667
• Mobile homes: 5,028

Housing units in Chatham County with a mortgage: 39,218 (227 second mortgage, 2,394 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,739

Religion statistics for Chatham County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Chatham County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 15, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3379: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3379, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 15, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4284: October 08, 2016, FEMA Id: 4284, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 14, 1999 to September 17, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3144: September 14, 1999, FEMA Id: 3144, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds, Incident Period: October 01, 1994 to November 16, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1042: October 19, 1994, FEMA Id: 1042, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

9.65% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($57,009 average adjusted gross income)

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($774 average AGI)

Chatham County:	0.15%
Georgia average:	0.08%

3.13% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($14,739 average AGI)
6.38% relocated from other states ($41,496 average AGI)

Chatham County:	6.38%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Effingham County, GA	0.53% ($40,794 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA	0.37% ($47,966)
from Liberty County, GA	0.30% ($38,719)
from Bulloch County, GA	0.18% ($36,505)
from Beaufort County, SC	0.18% ($37,611)
from Fulton County, GA	0.16% ($65,982)
from Travis County, TX	0.12% ($19,597)

8.85% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,240 average adjusted gross income)

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($920 average AGI)

Chatham County:	0.14%
Georgia average:	0.08%

3.65% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,540 average AGI)
5.06% relocated to other states ($29,780 average AGI)

Chatham County:	5.06%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Effingham County, GA	0.82% ($50,685 average AGI)
to Bryan County, GA	0.52% ($53,286)
to Fulton County, GA	0.26% ($45,735)
to Liberty County, GA	0.24% ($32,165)
to Beaufort County, SC	0.19% ($64,385)
to Bulloch County, GA	0.19% ($45,065)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.16% ($30,856)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 3.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chatham County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 48,617 (14,575 living alone), Female householders: 59,370 (19,033 living alone)

• 42,225 spouses (42,134 opposite-sex spouses), 6,773 unmarried partners, (5,866 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 79,963 children (75,216 natural, 2,367 adopted, 2,380 stepchildren), 8,102 grandchildren, 6,237 brothers or sisters, 4,342 parents, 437 foster children, 9,047 other relatives, 12,413 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11,904

Size of family households: 33,561 2-persons, 13,838 3-persons, 12,179 4-persons, 3,597 5-persons, 1,047 6-persons, 1,667 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33,608 1-person, 7,461 2-persons, 827 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 24 5-persons.

26,232 married couples with children.
23,786 single-parent households (3,078 men, 20,708 women).

89.1% of residents of Chatham speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,997,135,000 ($8,373 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $611,744,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $619,505,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $359,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,866,000
Federal grants: $345,546,000
Federal procurement contracts: $343,781,000 ($314,663,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $321,369,000 ($226,163,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $87,911,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,963,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,534,547,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Chatham County, Georgia
• 8,3812014 or later
• 4,9072010 to 2013
• 18,7062000 to 2009
• 17,2431990 to 1999
• 16,8381980 to 1989
• 19,7071970 to 1979
• 11,8291960 to 1969
• 13,1991950 to 1959
• 4,8431940 to 1949
• 11,7821939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Chatham County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 462 rooms
• 5973 rooms
• 2,2334 rooms
• 9,0915 rooms
• 15,3876 rooms
• 14,4387 rooms
• 8,0638 rooms
• 10,1029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
• 8991 room
• 2,6922 rooms
• 7,3733 rooms
• 13,9654 rooms
• 11,6185 rooms
• 6,3726 rooms
• 2,7007 rooms
• 1,7048 rooms
• 7079+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chatham County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 3391 bedroom
• 6,8422 bedrooms
• 37,1023 bedrooms
• 11,5014 bedrooms
• 4,1735+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
• 940no bedroom
• 11,2781 bedroom
• 19,1902 bedrooms
• 14,0273 bedrooms
• 2,4404 bedrooms
• 1555+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Chatham County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chatham County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,045no vehicle
• 17,4741 vehicle
• 25,9912 vehicles
• 9,9973 vehicles
• 3,4244 vehicles
• 1,0265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chatham County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,145no vehicle
• 25,2901 vehicle
• 12,2422 vehicles
• 2,9073 vehicles
• 1,3524 vehicles
• 945+ vehicles

77.8% of Chatham County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 155,110
• Other state: 108,253
• Northeast: 26,981
• Midwest: 19,010
• South: 54,965
• West: 7,297

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,833
• Number of aged recipients: 777
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,056
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,083
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,322
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,428
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,140
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,502

Chatham County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"