Cities / Georgia / Sylvester

Sylvester, GA

5,622 people

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Population & People

Population

5,622

Median age

Median household income

$58,417

Poverty rate

27.9%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

14.3%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

1.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$115,900

Median gross rent

$896/mo

Homeownership rate

56.99%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,203

HUD Fair Market Rent (Georgia statewide average across 159 areas — not specific to Sylvester), 2026. Efficiency $979, 1BR $1023, 2BR $1203, 3BR $1524, 4BR $1775. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.08

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

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Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).