Quick Facts About Statesboro, GA
- It was incorporated on December 19, 1803, with a population of less than 25 people.
- Is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia.
- There are no other cities in the U.S. named Statesboro.
- There are three institutions of higher learning in Statesboro: Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College, and Ogeechee Technical College.
- There are fifteen (15) public schools, three (3) private schools, and one charter school.
- The City’s population for 2000 was 28,422; the 2017 estimated population is approximately 31,419.
- The estimated median household income in 2016 was $29,499.
- According to the 2010 census, the City’s population is 54% Caucasian, 41% African-American, 2% Hispanic, and 3% Asian or other. Those 18 years of age and older are 86% of the population and those 65 years of age and older are 7% of the population.
- Approximately 26% of the Bulloch County labor force is employed by the government sector including one of the City’s largest employers, Georgia Southern University.
- Major private sector employers in the area include but are not: Briggs & Stratton, East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Great Dane, Wal-Mart Super Center, ThermoKing and Viracon.
- In 2017, Statesboro was selected in the top 3 of the national America’s Best Communities competition and was named one of nine Georgia “live, work, play” cities by the Georgia Municipal Association.