Folkston is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,037 people and just one neighborhood, Folkston is the 237th largest community in Georgia.
Folkston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Folkston is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Folkston who work in food service (12.73%), community and social services (9.66%), and office and administrative support (7.84%).
The citizens of Folkston have a very low rate of college education: just 8.37% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Folkston in 2018 was $13,105, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $52,420 for a family of four. However, Folkston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Folkston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.42% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Folkston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Folkston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Folkston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Folkston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Folkston include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.
Folkston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.44%.
The most common language spoken in Folkston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2021.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to GA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Bethune Middle School
285 Little Phoebe Church Rd Folkston, GA 31537 |
04-08 | ||
Charlton County High School
994 Indian Trl Folkston, GA 31537 |
09-12 | ||
Folkston Elementary School
34754 Okefenokee Dr Folkston, GA 31537 |
PK-03 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 68.5% | 60.3% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 54.3% | 55.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 14.2% | 5.3% |
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