Population 450 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Shoal Creek
Household size in Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.98 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.93 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.19 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.95 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.03 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Shoal Creek is a place of big households: 2.95 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.
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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.1 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 35.4 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.7 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 30.0 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.1 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 30.0, Shoal Creek is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children. The median age has dropped from 38.1 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.2% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 1.9% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.0% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −13.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.0% of households in Shoal Creek, well below the national share of 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 Shoal Creek
Renters in Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.0% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.1% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.8% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.2 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Shoal Creek rent their homes (30.8%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Just over four in ten owners (42.6%) 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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 28.4% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.7% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.7% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +10.3 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 17.7% of the housing in Shoal Creek, 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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Shoal Creek is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1990, 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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $530 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $578 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $707 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,055 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$525 | +$609 | +$606 |
Rent in Shoal Creek runs $1,055 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.8% of the typical renter's income, comfortably 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 Shoal Creek
Bachelor's degrees in Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.8% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.4% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.5% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.7 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Shoal Creek have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.5%, 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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.6% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.8% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 74.0% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.5% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in six adults in Shoal Creek never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Shoal Creek
| Period | Shoal Creek | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.9% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.3% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.6% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Shoal Creek has been strong: just 2.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Shoal Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoal Creek | 2.95 | 30.0 | 6.0% | 30.8% | 17.7% | 1990 | $1,055 | 25.5% | 84.5% | 2.6% |
| Lavonia | 2.44 | 40.2 | 11.0% | 26.5% | 18.2% | 1988 | $917 | 23.4% | 87.3% | 6.7% |
| Bowersville | 2.64 | 37.8 | 13.9% | 18.3% | 13.1% | 1987 | $985 | 15.2% | 83.6% | 1.5% |
| Whitworth | 2.75 | 45.4 | 6.1% | 15.7% | 40.6% | 1990 | $940 | 19.3% | 90.0% | 2.8% |
| Gumlog | 2.67 | 49.4 | 3.1% | 12.3% | 46.4% | 1988 | $915 | 22.3% | 91.4% | 4.1% |
| Fair Play | 2.31 | 51.1 | 5.3% | 9.4% | 24.3% | 1998 | $885 | 30.1% | 94.1% | 2.6% |
| Canon | 2.75 | 37.4 | 12.4% | 24.7% | 11.9% | 1988 | $946 | 15.7% | 84.2% | 11.1% |
| Red Hill | 2.41 | 41.9 | 10.3% | 12.6% | 10.6% | 1995 | $1,313 | 8.6% | 88.2% | 2.3% |
| Reed Creek | 2.14 | 58.2 | 5.7% | 5.6% | 29.1% | 1995 | $911 | 36.7% | 95.0% | 2.2% |
| Martin | 2.50 | 44.0 | 9.5% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 1989 | $892 | 11.5% | 88.9% | 5.4% |
| Hartwell | 2.38 | 43.8 | 12.1% | 28.3% | 13.6% | 1985 | $903 | 17.7% | 83.2% | 3.2% |
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 Shoal Creek. 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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