Cairo: 2021 GMA Member City Data Profile

This document presents a concise profile of Cairo based on the following three topic areas:

Demographic and Social Data Economic Data Housing Data • Population • Labor Force Participation and Employment • Occupancy • Race and Ethnicity • Industry • Tenure and Mortgage Status • Age • Household Income • Median Housing Costs • Household Type • Poverty • Housing Cost-Burdened Households • Citizenship • Broadband Internet • Vehicles Available • Educational Attainment • Health Insurance • Year Structure Built

All data in this profile reflect municipal boundaries as of January 1, 2019. Population totals are from the Census Bureau’s City Population Estimates program, 2019 vintage; all other data come the from the Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Please note that percents may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Questions? Please contact Holger Loewendorf, GMA Research Manager, at [email protected]. Cairo: Demographic and Social

Population Race and Ethnicity

2019 Population: 9,369 15,000

45%

10,000 Black White 1% Hispanic Other

5,000 37% 17%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, City Population Estimates, 2019 vintage Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B03002

Age Household Type

Male Female 85 and over 80-84 75-79 Single-headed 70-74 Family 65-69 24% 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 Married 40-44 Couple 35-39 Family 30-34 36% 25-29 Non-family 20-24 39% 15-19 10-14 5-9 Under 5

5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B01001 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B11001

Citizenship Educational Attainment

24% Cairo 12%

20% Grady County 14%

Not Native Born Citizen 18% 91% Southwest GA RC 8% 17%

13% Georgia 31% 0 20 40 60 80 100 BA or higher Less than HS

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B05002 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B15002 Cairo: Economic

Labor Force Participation and Employment Industry

Unemployment Rate: 4.7%† Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 13% Construction 9% Manufacturing 13% Wholesale Trade 3% Retail Trade 10% 51% Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1% Civilian Employed Not in Labor force Information 1% 3% Unemployed Finance and insurance, real estate, rental, leasing 1% Professional, scientific, mgt, administrative, waste mgt 10% 46% Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27% Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, food 5% service Other services, except public administration 4% Public administration 4%

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B23001 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table C24030 †Note: Unemployment rate is based upon the civilian labor force.

Household Income Poverty

$33,418 48% Cairo Cairo $48,058 33%

$43,531 32% Grady County Grady County $58,661 22%

$41,811 35% Southwest GA RC Southwest GA RC $59,161 24%

$58,700 22% Georgia Georgia $82,406 15% 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 0 20 40 60 80 100 Mean Median Total Population Children

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, tables B19013 and B19025 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B17010

Broadband Internet Health Insurance

Both None 11% 19%

Yes 69%

Private 28%

Public No 41% 31%

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B28002 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B18135 Cairo: Housing

Occupancy Tenure and Mortgage Status

Vacant 13% Owner without Mortgage 27%

Renter 56% Occupied 87%

Owner with Mortgage 18%

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B25002 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, tables B25009 and B25081

Median Housing Costs Housing Cost-Burdened Households

$787 63% Cairo Cairo $738 24%

$778 58% Grady County Grady County $785 21%

$738 50% Southwest GA RC Southwest GA RC $729 21%

$1,006 49% Georgia Georgia $1,056 21% 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 0 20 40 60 80 100 Owners Renters Owners Renters

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, tables B25088 and B25064 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, tables B25091 and B25070

Vehicles Available Year Structure Built

3+ None 13% 12%

53%

Before 1980 1 vehicle Since 2000 41% 1980-1999

13% 34% 2 vehicles 34%

Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B25044 Source: American Community Survey, 2019 5-year estimates, table B25034