Folkston, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,951
Male Share of the Population	64.2%
Female Share of the Population	35.8%
Senior Citizens	7.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,179
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	35.5%
Average household size	4

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	3%
Median Earnings25+	$19,549
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$11,786
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$19,286

Wealth

Median Family Income	$41,000
% Above Poverty Level	58.3%
% Below Poverty Level	41.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	3.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	2%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.3%
Median Gross Rent	$522
Median House Value	$84,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	63.6%
Irish	4.8%
English	4%
German	2.8%
French Except Basque	2.4%
West Indian	1.3%
Dutch	1%
Jamaican	0.9%
Scottish	0.9%
Italian	0.5%
African	0.4%
Haitian	0.3%
Brazilian	0.1%
Swedish	0.1%
Bulgarian	0.1%
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Folkston Almanac

Category	Value
County	Charlton County
Standard Zip Codes	31537
Phone Area Codes	912
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	30.83
Approximate Longitude	-82

Folkston Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	FOLKSTON 9 SW
Distance	9.9 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 66 F
Apr Temp	53 to 82 F
Jul Temp	70 to 94 F
Oct Temp	58 to 82 F
Annual Precip	52.5 inches

Station	NAHUNTA 3 E
Distance	27.1 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 63 F
Apr Temp	51 to 78 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	57 to 79 F
Annual Precip	51.8 inches

Station	JACKSONVILLE INTL AP
Distance	29.4 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 64 F
Apr Temp	55 to 79 F
Jul Temp	72 to 91 F
Oct Temp	60 to 79 F
Annual Precip	52.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Homeland	939	$40,192
Kingsland	16,784	$54,922
Woodbine	1,585	$39,904

Folkston Hospitals

Charlton Memorial Hospital
(Government - District/authority)
2449 Third Street

Folkston Public Schools

Bethune Middle School
285 Little Phoebe Church Rd
ZIP: 31537
(912) 496-2596
Middle
Total Enrollment 519

Charlton County High School
994 Indian Trl
ZIP: 31537
(912) 496-2501
High
Total Enrollment 433

Folkston Elementary School
34754 Okefenokee Dr
ZIP: 31537
(912) 496-2360
Primary
Total Enrollment 545

St. George Elementary School
13215 Florida Ave
ZIP: 31537
(912) 843-2383
Primary
Total Enrollment 165

Folkston Private Schools

Charlton Christian Academy
55 Reynolds Rd
ZIP: 31537
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 21

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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