Forsyth County, GA Demographic Data
Forsyth County, GA Summary
Forsyth County is located in Georgia
- Population: 187,928
- Area: 247.17 sq. miles
- Land Area: 224.02 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.15 sq. miles
- Population Density: 760.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,186.02 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Forsyth County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
111,301
50%
50.8
Male
109,708
50%
49.2
Total Population
221,009
323,128,000
Forsyth County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,565
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
17,054
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
20,185
9.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
16,050
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,356
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
20,465
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
35,920
16.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
36,991
16.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,925
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,840
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,690
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,410
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,558
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
158,991
71.9%
77.2
Female
81,230
51.1%
51.3
Male
77,761
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
151,469
68.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
32,071
14.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,658
12.1%
15.2
Female
14,756
55.4%
55.8
Male
11,902
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Forsyth County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
216,467
97.9%
96.8
White
179,397
81.2%
72.6
Black or African American
7,490
3.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
387
0.2%
0.8
Asian
25,847
11.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
14,541
6.6%
1.2
Chinese
4,342
2.0%
1.3
Filipino
739
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
174
0.1%
0.2
Korean
3,247
1.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
783
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
2,021
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,346
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,542
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20,614
9.3%
17.8
Mexican
12,083
5.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,148
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
1,188
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,195
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
200,395
90.7%
82.2
Forsyth County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,651
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,205
4.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
23,691
16.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
25,750
18.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9,763
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
48,358
33.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
23,381
16.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,856
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
130,943
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
71,739
50.3%
31.2
Forsyth County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
38,472
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
110,028
64.6%
47.5
Divorced
12,609
7.4%
11.0%
Separated
1,851
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
7,245
4.3
5.8%
Forsyth County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
164,318
79.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
43,126
20.8%
21.6%
Spanish
16,200
7.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,917
4.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15,967
7.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,042
0.5%
1.1%
Forsyth County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,548
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,467
2.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,737
5.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,849
3.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,335
8.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
9,563
13.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,952
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16,371
22.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9,878
13.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10,508
14.6%
6.4
Median household income
100,909
57,617
Per capita income
39,333
31,128
Forsyth County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
540
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9,155
8.2%
9.8
Construction
6,766
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15,823
14.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
9,001
8.1%
6.6
Information
4,284
3.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
11,615
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,469
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22,311
20.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,985
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
14,464
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,947
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,002
4.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,696
6.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
55,853
50.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,852
6.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
28,145
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,816
12.4%
18.1%
Forsyth County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
109,767
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
84,887
77.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,249
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
158
0.1%
5.1
Walked
999
0.9%
2.7
Other means
1,847
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
12,627
11.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.0
26.6
Forsyth County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,600
2.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
13,935
19.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
37,548
52.0%
37.1
3 or more
19,125
26.5%
21.0
Forsyth County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
72,208
93.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
60,103
83.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
12,105
16.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,243
6.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Forsyth County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
77,451
1 room
237
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
320
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
2,155
2.8%
9.1
4 rooms
4,220
5.4%
16.5
5 rooms
9,437
12.2%
19.8
6 rooms
9,269
12.0%
17.8
7 rooms
9,719
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
13,022
16.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
29,072
37.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
Forsyth County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
77,451
1-unit, detached
66,898
86.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,353
4.3%
5.9
2-units
46
0.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
464
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
362
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,120
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
972
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
4,062
5.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
174
0.2%
0.1
Forsyth County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
945
1.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
303
0.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
589
0.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,093
2.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,384
5.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
7,327
9.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20,776
26.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
30,954
40.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,810
7.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,270
5.5%
1.4%
Forsyth County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
49,691
68.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,646
3.7%
4.7
Electricity
18,616
25.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
176
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
514
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
342
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
223
0.3%
1.1
Forsyth County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45,999
47295100.0
Less than $500
739
1.6%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3,277
7.1%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,734
10.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
5,392
11.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,363
18.2%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,818
21.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,676
29.7%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
25,517
55.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,939
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,690
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,744
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7,027
15.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
82
0.0%
0.0%
Forsyth County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
11,264
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
245
2.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
298
2.6%
1.9%
Less than $500
957
8.5%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,062
9.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,146
19.1%
11.9%
$500 to $999
3,124
27.7%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,432
30.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
841
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,197
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,848
16.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,236
19.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,545
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
735
6.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,012
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,850
34.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
879
0.0%
0.0%
Forsyth County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
60,103
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
985
1.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
970
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,547
4.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,526
10.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15,776
26.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
23,481
39.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9,272
15.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
546
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
323,100
205,000