People QuickFacts Jesup Georgia Population, 2011 estimate 10,278 9,812,460 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 10,214 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.6% 1.3% Population, 2010 10,214 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.1% 25.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.9% 10.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 42.7% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 53.1% 59.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 40.1% 30.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 9.2% 8.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 48.2% 55.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 76.7% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 6.0% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 9.3% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 74.5% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 10.6% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 830 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 21.8 27.0  Housing units, 2010 3,663 4,088,801 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 55.1% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.7% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $96,800 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 3,069 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.66 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $16,162 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $34,255 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.3% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Jesup Georgia Total number of firms, 2007 716 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.3% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 88,695 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 284,103 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $28,146 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 30,027 16,976,235     Geography QuickFacts Jesup Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 16.41 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 622.4 168.4 FIPS Code 42268 13 Counties Wayne County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts