Georgia

Key Details

• With an estimated 11.1 million residents, Georgia is the United States' 8th most populous state.
• Georgia's recent political landscape has been dominated by Republicans. The current governor, Brian Kemp, is a Republican.
• In 2024, Georgia had 14,392,140 housing units, of which 6.3% were reported vacant. The average household size was 2.82.
• As of July 2023, the state had over 4.6 million housing units, more than 30% of which were occupied by renters.
• Georgia's unemployment rate in May 2024 was 3.2%, a figure lower than the national average.
• Larceny is a common property crime in Georgia. 2023 figures for property and violent crime rates rose significantly compared to 2022 figures
• Georgia is second behind Texas for having the most counties in the United States.
• The life expectancy for Georgia in 2024 is 74.38 years.

Georgia Population Demographics

Georgia's estimated population was 11 million as of July 2023. The three largest races in the state are Whites, Black or African Americans, and Asians. They account for 58.7%, 33.2%, and 4.9% of the population, respectively.

Females account for 51.3% of the Georgia population. 23% of the population are 18 or under, while persons aged 65 or older are estimated at 15.4% of the population.

About 10.3%, or 1.11 million, of Georgia's residents are born outside of the United States. Mexico, India, and Jamaica are the most common birthplaces for foreign-born Georgina residents.

The most common non-English languages spoken in Georgia households as primary languages are Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

Elections and Voting

Georgia's political landscape has seen significant shifts between the Democratic and Republican parties in recent times. While Republican candidates have served as governors since January 2003, 39 Democratic candidates served as governors before the 2003 shift.

Georgia's recent political history has been dominated by Republicans. Nathan Deal, a Republican, served as governor from 2011 to 2019, followed by Brian Kemp, also a Republican, who has been in office since 2019.

The position of the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives has been held by Republicans since 2005.

Federally, the state's representation is split between both major parties. Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are both Democrats, while in the U.S. House of Representatives, nine Georgia Reps are Republicans, while the remaining five are Democrats.

Georgia's presidential election voting patterns have shown a fairly competitive landscape. Between 1976 and 1988, voters in the state leaned towards two Democrats in successful elections, followed by two Republicans. In 1992, state voters went with the Democratic candidate. In the following presidential elections, Georgia voters opted for Republicans until 2020, when the Democratic candidate was the choice of the majority of the voters.

Housing, Income, and Employment

There were 4,610,567 housing units in Georgia in July 2023. 65% of the over 4.6 million units were occupied by the owners. The median value of the owner-occupied housing units was $245,900. The median gross rent stood at $1,221.

An average of 2.65 persons lived in a Georgia household in 2022. In that year, the state had an estimated 3.95 million households.

The median household income in 2022 was $71,355. About 12.7% of the Georgia population was considered to be living in poverty.

In 2020, Georgia's workforce stood at 4,693,615. The employment rate between 2021 and 2022 grew by 1.94, from 4.76 million employees to 4.85 million.

The total number of employer establishments in 2022 was 258,377. The unemployment rate in May 2024 was estimated at 3.2%, 0.8% lower than the national average in the same month.

Georgia Crime Rates

Compared to 2022 rates, 2023 crime rates in Georgia increased significantly. In 2023, the state recorded 2,060 property crime incidents per 100,000 residents, an 18% increase from the previous year

75% of property crime in Georgia in 2023 was larceny. This figure is 4% higher than the national average

The violent crime rate in Georgia is 510 incidents per 100,000 residents. This rate is higher than the national average of 400 incidents per 100,000, and the state recorded 390 incidents per 100,000 residents in the previous year.

Violent crime accounts for 20% of the crimes in Georgia. In 2023, 1,014 murders were recorded in the state, while 893 murders were recorded in 2022. The state ranked 9th for most violent crimes in the United States in 2023.

How to Find People in Georgia

Performing an online search on social media sites can help you find people in Georgia. Many residents have personal or business accounts on X, Facebook, or Instagram, which can be used to track them.

You can also use people search sites like Whitepages, Intelius, Spokeo, or BeenVerified to locate Georgia residents.

If online searches are not yielding the desired results, you can hire a private investigator to help you locate a Georgia resident.

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