Population 4,568 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hortense
Household size in Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.67 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.89 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.61 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.91 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.24 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Hortense is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.67, 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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.5 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.6 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.7 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Hortense are younger than 40.6 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in Georgia as a whole, where the median age is 38.6.
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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.4% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.4% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.0% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Hortense as they are nationally: 11.1%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Georgia overall (13.4%).
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 Hortense
Renters in Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.0% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Hortense is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 69.8% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.4% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.6% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.2% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 28.8% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +7.5 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Hortense: 28.8% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1988 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1993 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1993 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1996 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +6 | +6 |
Hortense has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1996, versus 1980 nationally.
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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $600 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $370 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $577 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $823 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$223 | +$609 | +$606 |
Rent in Hortense runs $823 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Hortense
Bachelor's degrees in Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.5% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 4.3% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.2% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.9 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Hortense have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.2%, 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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 81.7% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.1% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.9% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.4% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Hortense never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.4% 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 Hortense
| Period | Hortense | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 18.8% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Hortense than nationally: unemployment was 4.1%, against 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).
Hortense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hortense | 2.91 | 40.6 | 11.1% | 13.3% | 28.8% | 1996 | $823 | 15.2% | 79.4% | 4.1% |
| Waynesville | 2.85 | 41.6 | 9.4% | 21.3% | 19.0% | 1999 | $1,027 | 12.8% | 84.0% | 3.9% |
| Lulaton | 2.57 | 45.4 | 4.9% | 9.7% | 12.3% | 1996 | $760 | 20.1% | 85.8% | 3.4% |
| Trudie | 2.25 | 47.9 | 8.4% | 10.2% | 14.9% | 1990 | $822 | 13.3% | 87.7% | 2.8% |
| Raybon | 3.07 | 32.8 | 7.5% | 28.7% | 11.1% | 1983 | $718 | 24.9% | 90.9% | 2.0% |
| Nahunta | 2.94 | 37.4 | 5.4% | 22.7% | 10.0% | 1992 | $735 | 25.6% | 87.5% | 2.3% |
| Spring Bluff | 3.08 | 44.1 | 5.4% | 16.4% | 6.6% | 2001 | $2,074 | 33.8% | 94.9% | 3.8% |
| Patterson | 2.86 | 37.6 | 14.8% | 21.1% | 12.4% | 1989 | $858 | 15.5% | 84.5% | 1.2% |
| Brunswick | 2.61 | 42.1 | 16.0% | 33.4% | 13.5% | 1986 | $1,302 | 25.5% | 89.4% | 4.7% |
| Dock Junction | 2.56 | 38.8 | 30.2% | 54.4% | 13.9% | 1982 | $1,018 | 13.8% | 80.9% | 2.7% |
| Hoboken | 2.76 | 35.1 | 6.2% | 26.4% | 25.3% | 1994 | $868 | 6.1% | 82.5% | 0.9% |
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 Hortense. 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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