Issue link: http://savannah.uberflip.com/i/1444971
40 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2022 Economic Trends 12 Population Distribution by Household Income and Race Due to the pandemic, 2020 county-level demographic and income data from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey Program for this page is not available until March 2022 at the earliest. Data on this page is from 2019. In the Savannah MSA, 59.6% of the population is white, while 33.3% is African-American (five-year U.S. Census data for 2019). Also, the Hispanic/Latino population of any race is 6.2%. As Savannah's population grows, so do the incomes and benefits available to its residents. In the Savannah MSA, the five-year U.S. Census estimate for average household income is $82,125. Average household income is higher in Bryan County ($88,173) and Effingham County (85,885). The Savannah MSA has 57.6% of its households with income over $50,000, Effingham County has 64.1%, and Bryan County has 63.9%, while the comparable figure for the state of Georgia is 56.8%. Beaufort County (15.7%) and Bryan County (14.8%) have the highest concentration of households earning more than $150,000. 2015-2019 Estimates of Income for Select Areas (In 2019 Inflation Adjusted Dollars) Area Number of Households Average Household Income Median Household Income Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $149,999 $150,000 and Over City of Savannah 104,744 78,592 55,914 22.0% 23.0% 44.8% 10.1% Chatham County 108,568 80,665 56,842 21.3% 23.0% 44.6% 11.1% Effingham County 21,172 85,885 66,822 16.3% 19.7% 52.6% 11.5% Bryan County 13,048 88,173 72,624 16.8% 19.2% 49.1% 14.8% Savannah MSA 142,788 82,125 59,459 20.1% 22.2% 46.2% 11.4% Beaufort County (SC) 71,477 95,726 68,377 14.0% 24.4% 47.3% 15.7% Georgia 3,758,798 82,406 58,700 20.7% 22.5% 44.5% 12.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, retrieved 12/10/2020 at http://data.census.gov. 3-Year estimates are no longer updated by the U.S. Census Bureau and available only for 2011-2013. Hispanic or Latino (of any race): Savannah MSA 6.2% Chatham County 6.4% Effingham County 4.4% Bryan County 7.2% All Other, Savannah MSA: American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3% Two or more Races 3.0% Some Other Race 1.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015- 2019 American Community Survey http://data.census.gov 12/10/2020