Population 467 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Friendship
Household size in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.67 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.41 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.25 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.35 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Friendship is a place of small households, averaging 2.25 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.60, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.9 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 35.3 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.4 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 47.0 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.0 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 47.0, Friendship is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.7% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.8% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.9% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.9% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Friendship than nationally: 8.9%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Friendship
Renters in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.6% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 31.7% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 42.9% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 42.3% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is more common in Friendship than nationally: 42.3% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Among owners, 42.1% have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.5% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Friendship as nationally: 10.3%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +12 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Friendship is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1992, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. Georgia as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $541 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $664 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $660 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $866 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$325 | +$609 | +$606 |
Rent in Friendship runs $866 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.2% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Friendship
Bachelor's degrees in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.7% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 24.6% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.3% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.1% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Friendship have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.0% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.5% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.1% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.9% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Friendship never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.8% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.0 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Friendship has been low: just 0.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Friendship compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship | 2.25 | 47.0 | 8.9% | 42.3% | 10.3% | 1992 | $866 | 16.1% | 83.9% | 0.8% |
| New Era | 2.57 | 47.0 | 7.7% | 18.5% | 11.8% | 1996 | $825 | 11.4% | 85.4% | 0.3% |
| Leslie | 2.50 | 48.3 | 9.1% | 18.0% | 11.7% | 1985 | $678 | 24.1% | 79.8% | 9.2% |
| Americus | 2.62 | 36.3 | 18.1% | 51.0% | 16.0% | 1976 | $875 | 23.7% | 85.0% | 5.3% |
| Huntington | 2.45 | 52.0 | 11.0% | 19.7% | 10.3% | 1991 | $625 | 29.2% | 77.3% | 12.1% |
| Andersonville | 2.54 | 49.5 | 8.1% | 12.1% | 10.3% | 1998 | $818 | 11.9% | 83.6% | 5.4% |
| New Point | 3.11 | 40.1 | 12.5% | 10.4% | 16.4% | 1977 | $1,051 | 11.8% | 84.3% | 5.5% |
| La Crosse | 2.78 | 41.2 | 9.9% | 30.1% | 16.8% | 1989 | $767 | 19.2% | 83.2% | 3.5% |
| DeSoto | 2.49 | 41.6 | 8.0% | 19.6% | 18.5% | 1978 | $882 | 19.5% | 85.6% | 5.5% |
| Cobb | 1.96 | 62.1 | 7.1% | 25.2% | 39.2% | 1983 | $1,167 | 33.3% | 94.7% | 1.0% |
| Sumter | 2.92 | 43.0 | 11.0% | 13.3% | 19.1% | 1977 | $1,014 | 13.3% | 86.8% | 5.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Friendship. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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