Population 22,923
State Georgia
Current Time
Area 826.97 mi²
Zip Codes 30560, 30830
Per capita income $15,917

Cities in Burke County

Waynesboro, Morganton

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 49.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 30.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$177,473
Total number of firms, 2007 1,797
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 22,923
Households, 2008-2012 7,743
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,459
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $15,917
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -4.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 5,577
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 27.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 48.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 36.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 826.97 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 23,316
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $78,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 306
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $31,597
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,108
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,608
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 75.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.96
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 9.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.2 %
Population, 2010 23,316
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 9.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 28.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 47.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 71.7 %
Housing units, 2013 9,752
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,776
Building permits, 2012 29
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %