People QuickFacts Swainsboro Georgia Population, 2011 estimate 7,268 9,812,460 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 7,277 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.1% 1.3% Population, 2010 7,277 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.3% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.1% 25.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 13.7% 10.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.7% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 38.1% 59.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 56.5% 30.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.0% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 0.9% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.8% 8.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 36.9% 55.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 87.3% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.2% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 4.7% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 72.0% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 8.4% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 476 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.7 27.0  Housing units, 2010 3,104 4,088,801 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 48.5% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.9% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $98,000 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 2,666 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.58 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $14,460 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $26,056 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 30.0% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Swainsboro Georgia Total number of firms, 2007 760 901,105 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 S 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 108,538 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 76,724 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 164,069 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,920 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,742 16,976,235     Geography QuickFacts Swainsboro Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 12.58 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 578.5 168.4 FIPS Code 74964 13 Counties Emanuel 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