Sylvester, GA Demographic Data
Sylvester, GA Summary
Sylvester is located in Worth County in Georgia
- Population: 6,230
- Area: 6.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,003.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 400.26 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sylvester, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,327
55%
50.8
Male
2,781
46%
49.2
Total Population
6,108
323,128,000
Sylvester, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
517
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
470
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
464
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
467
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
523
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
848
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
728
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
607
9.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
295
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
372
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
470
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
257
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
90
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,376
71.6%
77.2
Female
2,587
59.1%
51.3
Male
1,789
40.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,190
68.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,051
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
817
13.4%
15.2
Female
563
68.9%
55.8
Male
254
31.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Sylvester, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,065
99.3%
96.8
White
2,095
34.3%
72.6
Black or African American
3,893
63.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
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
77
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
43
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
9
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,085
99.6%
82.2
Sylvester, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
171
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
694
18.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,451
39.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
566
15.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
319
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
197
5.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
269
7.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
865
23.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,802
76.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
466
12.7%
31.2
Sylvester, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,907
40.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,441
30.9%
47.5
Divorced
644
13.8%
11.0%
Separated
302
6.5%
2.0
Widowed
363
7.8
5.8%
Sylvester, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,568
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
23
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
14
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sylvester, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
450
19.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
153
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
525
22.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
232
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
331
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
237
10.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
247
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
82
3.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
59
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
36
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
26,017
57,617
Per capita income
17,180
31,128
Sylvester, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
121
5.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
332
13.6%
9.8
Construction
54
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
669
27.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
48
2.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
348
14.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17
0.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
144
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
236
9.7%
4.6
Retail trade
268
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
117
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
83
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
165
6.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
638
26.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
560
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
471
19.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
603
24.7%
18.1%
Sylvester, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,403
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,096
87.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
221
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
86
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
26.6
Sylvester, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
279
11.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,049
44.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
645
27.4%
37.1
3 or more
379
16.1%
21.0
Sylvester, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,352
88.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,256
53.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,096
46.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
294
11.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Sylvester, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,646
1 room
12
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
17
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
176
6.7%
9.1
4 rooms
604
22.8%
16.5
5 rooms
625
23.6%
19.8
6 rooms
686
25.9%
17.8
7 rooms
219
8.3%
12.0
8 rooms
177
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
130
4.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sylvester, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,646
1-unit, detached
1,407
53.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
82
3.1%
5.9
2-units
271
10.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
155
5.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
53
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
69
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
101
3.8%
9.0
Mobile home
508
19.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sylvester, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
329
12.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
88
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
194
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
316
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
638
24.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
597
22.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
264
10.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
168
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
52
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sylvester, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
456
19.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
88
3.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,764
75.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
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
44
1.9%
1.1
Sylvester, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
606
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
10
1.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
2.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
264
43.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
268
44.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
267
44.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
83
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
43
7.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
1.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
203
33.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sylvester, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,017
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
1.4%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
56
5.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
130
12.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
817
80.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
79
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
640
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
26
2.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
83
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
150
14.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
180
17.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
1.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
548
54.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
92
0.0%
0.0%
Sylvester, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,256
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
247
19.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
550
43.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
324
25.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
78
6.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
26
2.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,000
205,000
