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Chatham County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2021: 296,329 (95% urban, 5% rural); it was 232,048 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 43,417
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 16,049
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 54,288
Renter-occupied apartments: 43,572 (it was 35,577 in 2000)
% of renters here:

40%
State:

34%

Land area: 438 sq. mi.

Water area: 194.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 676 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Chatham County: 93.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.0%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Chatham County, GA (2021)
    • 138,53646.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 117,55439.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 20,2556.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 11,8654.0%Two or more races
    • 7,0182.4%Asian alone
    • 1,0180.3%Some other race alone
    • 830.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

36.9 years
Georgia median age:

37.5 years
Males: 142,529  (48.1%)
Females: 153,800  (51.9%)
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Average household size:
Chatham County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $61,843 ($37,752 in 1999)
This county:

$61,843
Georgia:

$66,559

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,012 (lower quartile is $774, upper quartile is $1,333)
This county:

$1012
State:

$970


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $236,600 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
Chatham:

$236,600
Georgia:

$249,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,400 - $393,600

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $361,042
Here:

$361,042
State:

$321,242

Townhouses or other attached units: $322,154
Here:

$322,154
State:

$287,739

In 2-unit structures: $258,601
Here:

$258,601
State:

$236,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,132
Here:

$184,132
State:

$211,272

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $275,531
Here:

$275,531
State:

$308,462

Mobile homes: $40,552
Here:

$40,552
State:

$83,555

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,456
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $542

Institutionalized population: 5,216

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 21
  • Robberies: 45
  • Assaults: 74
  • Burglaries: 231
  • Thefts: 1062
  • Auto thefts: 189
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 1441 buildings, average cost: $250,900
  • 2020: 808 buildings, average cost: $220,500
  • 2019: 887 buildings, average cost: $234,600
  • 2018: 1081 buildings, average cost: $206,800
  • 2017: 812 buildings, average cost: $224,200
  • 2016: 780 buildings, average cost: $248,900
  • 2015: 933 buildings, average cost: $214,700
  • 2014: 1048 buildings, average cost: $196,500
  • 2013: 901 buildings, average cost: $173,500
  • 2012: 811 buildings, average cost: $150,700
  • 2011: 655 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 2010: 676 buildings, average cost: $129,200
  • 2009: 785 buildings, average cost: $137,800
  • 2008: 1117 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2007: 1908 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2006: 2692 buildings, average cost: $148,500
  • 2005: 1892 buildings, average cost: $148,500
  • 2004: 1366 buildings, average cost: $164,400
  • 2003: 1314 buildings, average cost: $146,900
  • 2002: 1101 buildings, average cost: $143,700
  • 2001: 986 buildings, average cost: $138,400
  • 2000: 1236 buildings, average cost: $124,400
  • 1999: 1153 buildings, average cost: $117,900
  • 1998: 1149 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 1997: 974 buildings, average cost: $103,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Chatham, GA residents
Average permit cost in Chatham, GA
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,490 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,902 (0.9%)

Distribution of median household income in Chatham, GA in 2021
Distribution of house value in Chatham, GA in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chatham, GA in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 14.4%
Chatham County:

14.4%
Georgia:

14.0%
(9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.7% for Black residents, 17.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.5% for American Indian residents, 11.1% for other race residents, 13.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 36.9 years old
(Males: 35.3 years old, Females: 39.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.6 years old, Black residents: 33.2 years old, American Indian residents: 36.0 years old, Asian residents: 41.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.4 years old, Other race residents: 36.6 years old)

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.

Chatham County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2019 air pollution in Chatham County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.0 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.

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

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Georgia:

3.3%

Unemployment by year in Chatham, GA
County total employment by year in Chatham, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Chatham, GA

Current college students: 15,613
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 19,839 (52.0% naturalized citizens)

Chatham County:

6.7%
Whole state:

10.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 7,0562010 or later
  • 4,7212000 to 2009
  • 3,2431990 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%

Chatham County marital status for males Chatham County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 87,945
  • One, attached: 6,471
  • Two: 5,978
  • 3 or 4: 7,499
  • 5 to 9: 6,976
  • 10 to 19: 6,542
  • 20 to 49: 5,328
  • 50 or more: 3,756
  • Mobile homes: 5,433

Housing units in Chatham County with a mortgage: 45,527 (3,036 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 2,487 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,031

Here:

97.8% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Chatham County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant65,804170
Black Protestant28,30857
Mainline Protestant25,66063
Catholic22,10910
Other8,60722
Orthodox3652
None114,275-
Chatham County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 53
Chatham County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 39
This county:

1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 108
Chatham County:

4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 266
This county:

10.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Chatham County:

11.7%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Chatham County:

28.7%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.1%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Chatham County:

Average size of farms: 157 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $36,137
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2607.40
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.59%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32,031
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72,210
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 77.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.96
Corn for grain: 102 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Chatham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 6957718.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/1/2007, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused $111 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Chatham County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Chatham County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 149.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 306.3 miles away from Chatham County center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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

The number of natural disasters in Chatham County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Chatham

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 140,171 (79.4%)
  • Carpooled: 15,296 (8.7%)
  • Bus: 1,229 (0.7%)
  • Ferryboat: 17 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,247 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 645 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 2,902 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 13,978 (7.9%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (17%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Korea (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chatham County


  • English (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • American (5%)
  • German (4%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Chatham County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 5,798 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,632 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,621 people in state prisons
  • 1,301 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 742 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 443 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 313 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 274 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 258 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 137 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 132 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 99 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 70 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 33 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 28 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 2 people in maritime/merchant vessels

People in group quarters in Chatham County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 1,654 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 1,592 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,156 people in state prisons
  • 1,075 people in nursing homes
  • 998 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 551 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 373 people in other group homes
  • 265 people in halfway houses
  • 133 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 72 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 71 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 44 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 9 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in crews of maritime vessels
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $73,423.

10.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($62,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.12%
Georgia average:

10.21%


0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($541 average AGI)
Chatham County:

0.11%
Georgia average:

0.04%

3.48% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,462 average AGI)
6.53% relocated from other states ($43,854 average AGI)
Chatham County:

6.53%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Effingham County, GA  0.62% ($60,436 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA  0.40% ($50,226)
from Liberty County, GA  0.33% ($37,845)
from Beaufort County, SC  0.25% ($57,639)
from Bulloch County, GA  0.23% ($38,488)
from Fulton County, GA  0.22% ($81,362)
from Cobb County, GA  0.14% ($72,007)


9.33% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,903 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.33%
Georgia average:

9.60%


0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($359 average AGI)
Chatham County:

0.06%
Georgia average:

0.03%

4.25% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,666 average AGI)
5.02% relocated to other states ($33,878 average AGI)
Chatham County:

5.02%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Effingham County, GA  1.10% ($57,461 average AGI)
to Bryan County, GA  0.63% ($78,425)
to Liberty County, GA  0.35% ($37,177)
to Bulloch County, GA  0.29% ($41,507)
to Fulton County, GA  0.20% ($62,422)
to Beaufort County, SC  0.17% ($72,869)
to Duval County, FL  0.15% ($46,050)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.8

Births per 1000 population in Chatham County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Chatham County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Chatham County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 16.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.6%
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 Chatham County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chatham County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chatham County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chatham County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Chatham County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 34,449 (28,771 aged, 5,678 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 7,544 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Chatham County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,682)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,668)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,134)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,899)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,624)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,442)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,375)
  • Congestive heart failure (1,155)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (1,052)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (1,036)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.26
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,967
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 412
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 58,396

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,609
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 991
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 113

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 152.4. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 112.0
  • Other - 40.3

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 65.6
  • Suffocation - 15.7
  • Other - 17.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 296,329
  • Male householders: 54,532 (14,187 living alone), Female householders: 66,496 (18,484 living alone)
  • 51,692 spouses (51,033 opposite-sex spouses), 8,461 unmarried partners, (7,921 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 79,224 children (72,729 natural, 1,756 adopted, 4,739 stepchildren), 7,747 grandchildren, 3,919 brothers or sisters, 3,077 parents, 202 foster children, 2,336 other relatives, 9,131 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,512

Size of family households: 33,919 2-persons, 18,830 3-persons, 14,503 4-persons, 6,171 5-persons, 1,987 6-persons, 1,528 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 32,671 1-person, 9,750 2-persons, 1,347 3-persons, 322 4-persons.

30,101 married couples with children.
23,395 single-parent households (2,559 men, 20,836 women).

89.7% of residents of Chatham speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).

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:

Births: 19,410
Here:

81 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 11,782
Here:

49 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,525
Here:

+11 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,750
Here:  -16 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Chatham County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.6

Year house built in Chatham County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Chatham County, Georgia
  • 1,6572020 or later
  • 17,4332010 to 2019
  • 25,4962000 to 2009
  • 17,4411990 to 1999
  • 16,3201980 to 1989
  • 14,4361970 to 1979
  • 9,8131960 to 1969
  • 12,7171950 to 1959
  • 6,4011940 to 1949
  • 14,2141939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham County, Georgia
  • 1011 room
  • 342 rooms
  • 9223 rooms
  • 5,2994 rooms
  • 12,4535 rooms
  • 13,3386 rooms
  • 15,3497 rooms
  • 10,1228 rooms
  • 13,3149+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
  • 5241 room
  • 1,8802 rooms
  • 5,3343 rooms
  • 14,8464 rooms
  • 11,2735 rooms
  • 8,3516 rooms
  • 4,1137 rooms
  • 2,0258 rooms
  • 1,7509+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham County, Georgia
  • 101no bedroom
  • 3481 bedroom
  • 11,1032 bedrooms
  • 38,1573 bedrooms
  • 16,6144 bedrooms
  • 4,6095+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chatham County, Georgia
  • 711no bedroom
  • 9,2431 bedroom
  • 18,5452 bedrooms
  • 16,1933 bedrooms
  • 4,5384 bedrooms
  • 8665+ 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
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chatham County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 3,732no vehicle
  • 21,7701 vehicle
  • 29,4432 vehicles
  • 11,1803 vehicles
  • 3,0874 vehicles
  • 1,7205+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chatham County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chatham County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,147no vehicle
  • 22,2701 vehicle
  • 16,1052 vehicles
  • 5,4423 vehicles
  • 9854 vehicles
  • 1475+ vehicles

80.4% of Chatham County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Georgia.

Chatham County:

80.4%
State average:

86.0%

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

  • This state: 158,466
  • Other state: 111,801
  • Northeast: 25,340
  • Midwest: 24,910
  • South: 50,784
  • West: 10,767
Year householders moved into unit in Chatham County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Chatham County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 65.0%Electricity
  • 33.2%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 78.2%Electricity
  • 20.0%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,979
Here:

11.4%
Georgia:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,892
Here:

20.0%
Georgia:

11.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,020
Here:

44.2%
Georgia:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Chatham County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $29,643,000
    Other: $23,527,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,624,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,271,000
    Sewerage: $1,359,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,251,000
    Sewerage: $1,127,000
    Parking Facilities: $395,000
    Parking Facilities: $262,000
    Regular Highways: $122,000
    Regular Highways: $103,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $12,784,000
    Regular Highways: $11,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,331,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,882,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,674,000
    Regular Highways: $2,673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $950,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $524,000
    General - Other: $320,000
    Police Protection: $262,000
    General Public Buildings: $125,000
    Health - Other: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $82,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    Central Staff Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $51,002,000
    Correctional Institutions: $47,429,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,192,000
    General - Other: $44,519,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,901,000
    Police Protection: $35,206,000
    Police Protection: $30,282,000
    Health - Other: $26,550,000
    Health - Other: $24,285,000
    General - Other: $23,005,000
    Financial Administration: $21,568,000
    Financial Administration: $19,360,000
    Regular Highways: $15,860,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,180,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,906,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,017,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,835,000
    Libraries: $7,805,000
    Libraries: $7,322,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,260,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,163,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,731,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,718,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $978,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $864,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $573,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $552,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $458,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Sewerage: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,592,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,209,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,666,000
    Other: $882,000
    Public Welfare: $510,000
    General Local Government Support: $165,000
    General Local Government Support: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $561,000
    Interest on Debt: $274,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $107,597,000
    Other - General - Other: $97,448,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,784,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,728,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $41,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $32,000
    Other - Health - Other: $25,000
    Other - Health - Other: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,390,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,268,000
    General Local Government Support: $788,000
    Other: $660,000
    Other: $600,000
    General Local Government Support: $457,000
    Public Welfare: $348,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,423,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,689,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,327,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,812,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,734,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,803,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,637,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,680,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,672,000
    Sale of Property: $4,957,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $692,000
    Sale of Property: $444,000
    Rents: $280,000
    Rents: $268,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,854,000
    Regular Highways: $1,779,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Financial Administration: $1,200,000
    Police Protection: $1,168,000
    Health - Other: $1,165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,019,000
    General Public Building: $931,000
    General Public Building: $797,000
    Correctional Institutions: $549,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $488,000
    General - Other: $445,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $376,000
    General - Other: $348,000
    Health - Other: $280,000
    Parks and Recreation: $187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $77,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Central Staff Services: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,306,000
    Cash and Securities: $320,727,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $583,000
    Electric Utilities: $573,000
    Transit Utilities: $97,000
    Transit Utilities: $84,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $67,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $65,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,203,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,204,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,788,000
    Other: $7,021,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,471,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
    Public Welfare: $3,175,000
    Public Welfare: $2,741,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,021,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,014,000
  • Tax - Property: $174,209,000
    Property: $159,519,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $94,524,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $90,601,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $6,029,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $5,189,000
    Other License: $2,328,000
    Other: $2,308,000
    Other: $2,192,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,784,000
    Other License: $1,572,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,559,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,520,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,482,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,345,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,150,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,645,000
    : $6,170,000

Chatham County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $29,643,000
    Other: $23,527,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,624,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,271,000
    Sewerage: $1,359,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,251,000
    Sewerage: $1,127,000
    Parking Facilities: $395,000
    Parking Facilities: $262,000
    Regular Highways: $122,000
    Regular Highways: $103,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $12,784,000
    Regular Highways: $11,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,331,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,882,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,674,000
    Regular Highways: $2,673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $950,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $524,000
    General - Other: $320,000
    Police Protection: $262,000
    General Public Buildings: $125,000
    Health - Other: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $82,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    Central Staff Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $51,002,000
    Correctional Institutions: $47,429,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,192,000
    General - Other: $44,519,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,901,000
    Police Protection: $35,206,000
    Police Protection: $30,282,000
    Health - Other: $26,550,000
    Health - Other: $24,285,000
    General - Other: $23,005,000
    Financial Administration: $21,568,000
    Financial Administration: $19,360,000
    Regular Highways: $15,860,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,180,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,906,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,017,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,835,000
    Libraries: $7,805,000
    Libraries: $7,322,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,260,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,163,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,731,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,718,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $978,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $864,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $573,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $552,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $458,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Sewerage: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,592,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,209,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,666,000
    Other: $882,000
    Public Welfare: $510,000
    General Local Government Support: $165,000
    General Local Government Support: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $561,000
    Interest on Debt: $274,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $107,597,000
    Other - General - Other: $97,448,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,784,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,728,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $41,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $32,000
    Other - Health - Other: $25,000
    Other - Health - Other: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,390,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,268,000
    General Local Government Support: $788,000
    Other: $660,000
    Other: $600,000
    General Local Government Support: $457,000
    Public Welfare: $348,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,423,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,689,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,327,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,812,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,734,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,803,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,637,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,680,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,672,000
    Sale of Property: $4,957,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $692,000
    Sale of Property: $444,000
    Rents: $280,000
    Rents: $268,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,854,000
    Regular Highways: $1,779,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Financial Administration: $1,200,000
    Police Protection: $1,168,000
    Health - Other: $1,165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,019,000
    General Public Building: $931,000
    General Public Building: $797,000
    Correctional Institutions: $549,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $488,000
    General - Other: $445,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $376,000
    General - Other: $348,000
    Health - Other: $280,000
    Parks and Recreation: $187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $77,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Central Staff Services: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,306,000
    Cash and Securities: $320,727,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $583,000
    Electric Utilities: $573,000
    Transit Utilities: $97,000
    Transit Utilities: $84,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $67,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $65,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,203,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,204,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,788,000
    Other: $7,021,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,471,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
    Public Welfare: $3,175,000
    Public Welfare: $2,741,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,021,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,014,000
  • Tax - Property: $174,209,000
    Property: $159,519,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $94,524,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $90,601,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $6,029,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $5,189,000
    Other License: $2,328,000
    Other: $2,308,000
    Other: $2,192,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,784,000
    Other License: $1,572,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,559,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,520,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,482,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,345,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,150,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,645,000
    : $6,170,000

Chatham County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $29,643,000
    Other: $23,527,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,624,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,271,000
    Sewerage: $1,359,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,251,000
    Sewerage: $1,127,000
    Parking Facilities: $395,000
    Parking Facilities: $262,000
    Regular Highways: $122,000
    Regular Highways: $103,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $12,784,000
    Regular Highways: $11,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,331,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,882,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,674,000
    Regular Highways: $2,673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $950,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $524,000
    General - Other: $320,000
    Police Protection: $262,000
    General Public Buildings: $125,000
    Health - Other: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $82,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    Central Staff Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $51,002,000
    Correctional Institutions: $47,429,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,192,000
    General - Other: $44,519,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,901,000
    Police Protection: $35,206,000
    Police Protection: $30,282,000
    Health - Other: $26,550,000
    Health - Other: $24,285,000
    General - Other: $23,005,000
    Financial Administration: $21,568,000
    Financial Administration: $19,360,000
    Regular Highways: $15,860,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,180,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,906,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,017,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,835,000
    Libraries: $7,805,000
    Libraries: $7,322,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,260,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,163,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,731,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,718,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $978,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $864,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $573,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $552,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $458,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Sewerage: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,592,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,209,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,666,000
    Other: $882,000
    Public Welfare: $510,000
    General Local Government Support: $165,000
    General Local Government Support: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $561,000
    Interest on Debt: $274,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $107,597,000
    Other - General - Other: $97,448,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,784,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,728,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $41,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $32,000
    Other - Health - Other: $25,000
    Other - Health - Other: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,390,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,268,000
    General Local Government Support: $788,000
    Other: $660,000
    Other: $600,000
    General Local Government Support: $457,000
    Public Welfare: $348,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,423,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,689,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,327,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,812,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,734,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,803,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,637,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,680,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,672,000
    Sale of Property: $4,957,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $692,000
    Sale of Property: $444,000
    Rents: $280,000
    Rents: $268,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,854,000
    Regular Highways: $1,779,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Financial Administration: $1,200,000
    Police Protection: $1,168,000
    Health - Other: $1,165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,019,000
    General Public Building: $931,000
    General Public Building: $797,000
    Correctional Institutions: $549,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $488,000
    General - Other: $445,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $376,000
    General - Other: $348,000
    Health - Other: $280,000
    Parks and Recreation: $187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $77,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Central Staff Services: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,306,000
    Cash and Securities: $320,727,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $583,000
    Electric Utilities: $573,000
    Transit Utilities: $97,000
    Transit Utilities: $84,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $67,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $65,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,203,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,204,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,788,000
    Other: $7,021,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,471,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
    Public Welfare: $3,175,000
    Public Welfare: $2,741,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,021,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,014,000
  • Tax - Property: $174,209,000
    Property: $159,519,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $94,524,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $90,601,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $6,029,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $5,189,000
    Other License: $2,328,000
    Other: $2,308,000
    Other: $2,192,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,784,000
    Other License: $1,572,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,559,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,520,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,482,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,345,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,150,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,645,000
    : $6,170,000

Chatham County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $29,643,000
    Other: $23,527,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,624,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,271,000
    Sewerage: $1,359,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,251,000
    Sewerage: $1,127,000
    Parking Facilities: $395,000
    Parking Facilities: $262,000
    Regular Highways: $122,000
    Regular Highways: $103,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $12,784,000
    Regular Highways: $11,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,331,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,882,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,674,000
    Regular Highways: $2,673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $950,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $524,000
    General - Other: $320,000
    Police Protection: $262,000
    General Public Buildings: $125,000
    Health - Other: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $82,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    Central Staff Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $51,002,000
    Correctional Institutions: $47,429,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,192,000
    General - Other: $44,519,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,901,000
    Police Protection: $35,206,000
    Police Protection: $30,282,000
    Health - Other: $26,550,000
    Health - Other: $24,285,000
    General - Other: $23,005,000
    Financial Administration: $21,568,000
    Financial Administration: $19,360,000
    Regular Highways: $15,860,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,180,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,906,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,017,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,835,000
    Libraries: $7,805,000
    Libraries: $7,322,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,260,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,163,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,731,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,718,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $978,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $864,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $573,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $552,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $458,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $113,000
    Sewerage: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,592,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,209,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,666,000
    Other: $882,000
    Public Welfare: $510,000
    General Local Government Support: $165,000
    General Local Government Support: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $561,000
    Interest on Debt: $274,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $107,597,000
    Other - General - Other: $97,448,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,784,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $4,728,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $41,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $32,000
    Other - Health - Other: $25,000
    Other - Health - Other: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,390,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,268,000
    General Local Government Support: $788,000
    Other: $660,000
    Other: $600,000
    General Local Government Support: $457,000
    Public Welfare: $348,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,423,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,689,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,327,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,812,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,734,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,803,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,637,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,680,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,672,000
    Sale of Property: $4,957,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $692,000
    Sale of Property: $444,000
    Rents: $280,000
    Rents: $268,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,854,000
    Regular Highways: $1,779,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Financial Administration: $1,200,000
    Police Protection: $1,168,000
    Health - Other: $1,165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,019,000
    General Public Building: $931,000
    General Public Building: $797,000
    Correctional Institutions: $549,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $488,000
    General - Other: $445,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $376,000
    General - Other: $348,000
    Health - Other: $280,000
    Parks and Recreation: $187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $77,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Central Staff Services: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,306,000
    Cash and Securities: $320,727,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $583,000
    Electric Utilities: $573,000
    Transit Utilities: $97,000
    Transit Utilities: $84,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $67,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $65,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,203,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,204,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,788,000
    Other: $7,021,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,471,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
    Public Welfare: $3,175,000
    Public Welfare: $2,741,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,021,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,014,000
  • Tax - Property: $174,209,000
    Property: $159,519,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $94,524,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $90,601,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $6,029,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $5,189,000
    Other License: $2,328,000
    Other: $2,308,000
    Other: $2,192,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,784,000
    Other License: $1,572,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,559,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,520,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,504,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,482,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,345,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,150,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,645,000
    : $6,170,000

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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 67 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,520$162,590979$231,2924,653$209,224167$118,28743$2,215,1161,128$229,58935$146,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED41$154,68356$223,018365$196,83619$46,8421$66,00056$227,0185$52,800
APPLICATIONS DENIED255$156,714186$177,0272,041$187,262218$51,7521$2,621,000307$171,30634$53,265
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN158$160,500144$213,9861,330$195,81446$88,1520$0154$178,1757$74,429
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS34$148,35321$228,762265$186,2008$94,2500$029$199,2412$59,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 50 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED138$213,080106$208,0006$165,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED56$232,23243$199,58112$303,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED31$221,96821$216,0950$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$170,00011$217,6361$371,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$198,4005$187,8002$129,500
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Chatham, GA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Chatham, GA - Value
Most common first names in Chatham County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1,79270.0 years
Mary1,61277.8 years
John1,56472.5 years
William1,49172.6 years
Robert1,04470.1 years
Willie82671.4 years
George79773.5 years
Charles78270.7 years
Joseph66772.6 years
Annie62679.1 years
Most common last names in Chatham County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams1,15371.7 years
Smith1,00573.2 years
Brown90873.1 years
Johnson75671.7 years
Jones62873.0 years
Davis47973.5 years
Jackson43972.1 years
Wilson35675.4 years
Green31971.7 years
Thomas30773.0 years
Businesses in Chatham County, GA
NameCountNameCount
ALDO1Kroger8
AMF Bowling2La Quinta4
AT&T6La-Z-Boy1
Ace Hardware1Lane Bryant1
Advance Auto Parts6Lane Furniture1
Aeropostale1LensCrafters2
American Eagle Outfitters1Little Caesars Pizza4
Ann Taylor1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's4Lowe's2
Arby's7Macy's1
AutoZone5Marriott15
Avenue1Marshalls1
BMW1MasterBrand Cabinets8
Banana Republic1Maurices1
Barnes & Noble1Mazda1
Bath & Body Works2McDonald's15
Baymont Inn1Men's Wearhouse1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Microtel2
Best Western4Motherhood Maternity2
Blockbuster2New Balance1
Budget Car Rental2New York & Co1
Burger King8Nike20
CVS13Nissan2
Cache1Office Depot1
Cambria1OfficeMax1
Catherines1Old Navy1
Charlotte Russe1Olive Garden1
Chevrolet2Outback2
Chick-Fil-A5Outback Steakhouse2
Chico's1Pac Sun1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Panera Bread2
Church's Chicken2Papa John's Pizza5
Cinnabon 1Payless4
Circle K7Penske3
Clarion1PetSmart1
Cold Stone Creamery2Pier 1 Imports1
Coldwater Creek1Pizza Hut8
ColorTyme1Plato's Closet1
Comfort Inn2Popeyes4
Comfort Suites3Publix Super Markets5
Cracker Barrel2Quality3
Cricket Wireless12Quiznos2
Curves3RadioShack4
DHL7Ramada2
Dairy Queen1Red Lobster1
Days Hotel1Red Roof Inn3
Days Inn6Rite Aid4
Decora Cabinetry4Rooms To Go1
Dennys2Ruby Tuesday3
Domino's Pizza1Rue212
DressBarn2Ryan's Grill1
Dressbarn2Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dunkin Donuts1SAS Shoes1
Econo Lodge3SONIC Drive-In7
Express1Sam's Club2
Extended Stay America1Sears4
Famous Footwear1Shoe Carnival1
FedEx53Sleep Inn2
Finish Line2Spencer Gifts2
Firestone Complete Auto Care3Sprint Nextel3
Foot Locker2Staples2
Ford2Starbucks12
Forever 211Subaru1
GNC6Suburban1
GameStop5Subway28
Gap3Super 82
Goodwill5T-Mobile11
Gymboree2T.J.Maxx1
H&R Block13Taco Bell4
Hardee's2Talbots1
Havertys Furniture1Target2
Hawthorn1The Athlete's Foot1
Hilton11The Room Place1
Holiday Inn10Torrid1
Hollister Co.1Toyota2
Home Depot3Toys"R"Us2
Honda2Travelodge2
Hot Topic1True Value1
Houlihan's1U-Haul15
Howard Johnson1UPS69
Hyundai1Urban Outfitters1
IHOP2Vans3
InTown Suites1Verizon Wireless3
JCPenney1Victoria's Secret2
JoS. A. Bank1Volkswagen1
Jones New York5Waffle House9
Journeys1Walgreens5
Justice1Walmart4
KFC7Wet Seal1
Kincaid2Wingate3
Kmart1YMCA7
Knights Inn1

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