Folkston, GA Demographic Data
Folkston, GA Summary
Folkston is located in Charlton County in Georgia
- Population: 4,180
- Area: 4.19 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 997.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 77.76 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Folkston, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,411
46%
50.8
Male
2,799
54%
49.2
Total Population
5,210
323,128,000
Folkston, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
230
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
300
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
191
3.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
303
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
650
12.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
632
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,127
21.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
802
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
316
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
159
3.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
294
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
112
2.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
94
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,342
83.3%
77.2
Female
2,000
46.1%
51.3
Male
2,342
53.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,007
76.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
574
11.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
500
9.6%
15.2
Female
302
60.4%
55.8
Male
198
39.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Folkston, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,002
96.0%
96.8
White
2,278
43.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,334
44.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
52
1.0%
0.8
Asian
35
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
21
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
303
5.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
208
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
916
17.6%
17.8
Mexican
643
12.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
39
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
43
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
191
3.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,294
82.4%
82.2
Folkston, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
375
10.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
359
10.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,698
48.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
596
16.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
164
4.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
171
4.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
173
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
734
20.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,802
79.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
344
9.7%
31.2
Folkston, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,906
42.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,493
33.3%
47.5
Divorced
673
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
194
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
223
5.0
5.8%
Folkston, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,074
81.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
906
18.2%
21.6%
Spanish
858
17.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
35
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Folkston, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
116
11.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
134
13.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
122
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
122
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
120
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
182
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
47
4.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
92
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
14
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
33,824
57,617
Per capita income
15,214
31,128
Folkston, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
67
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
131
9.4%
9.8
Construction
44
3.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
443
31.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
26
1.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
145
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
201
14.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
66
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
63
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
115
8.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
60
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
104
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
520
37.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
210
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
241
17.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
324
23.2%
18.1%
Folkston, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,386
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,040
75.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
245
17.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.9%
5.1
Walked
7
0.5%
2.7
Other means
24
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
57
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Folkston, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
115
11.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
351
36.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
293
30.1%
37.1
3 or more
213
21.9%
21.0
Folkston, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
972
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
561
57.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
411
42.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
125
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.5
Folkston, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,097
1 room
23
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
6
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
47
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
188
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
275
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
172
15.7%
17.8
7 rooms
161
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
36
3.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
189
17.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Folkston, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,097
1-unit, detached
552
50.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
106
9.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
16
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
26
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
14
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
371
33.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Folkston, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
102
9.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
49
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
115
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
110
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
164
14.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
224
20.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
252
23.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
81
7.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Folkston, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
110
11.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
23
2.4%
4.7
Electricity
831
85.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.4%
1.1
Folkston, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
302
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
14
4.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
8.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
14.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
76
25.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
144
47.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
137
45.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
7.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
102
33.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Folkston, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
387
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
99
25.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
288
74.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
24
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
566
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
48
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
88
22.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
33
8.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
3.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
173
44.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Folkston, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
561
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
125
22.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
156
27.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
157
28.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
67
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
36
6.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
20
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
99,500
205,000