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About Sessoms, GA
Sessoms, GA is located in Bacon County in the state of Georgia.
The total City Population for Sessoms is about 7,076 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $62,800, which is roughly 62% lower than the Average Home Value of $167,204 for the state of Georgia, and roughly 71% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $46,087, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,657 for the state of Georgia, and roughly 29% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.65Male Population Estimate: 63.1%
Female Population Estimate: 36.9%
Median Age: 35.7
Male Median Age: 35.2
Female Median Age: 36.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:26.3%
Hispanic:6.5%
Other:3.6%
Indian:0.5%
Asian:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 13.39%
Libertarian: 0.54%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sessoms specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Bacon County: About 8.62266 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Bacon County: About 325.459 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Bacon County is about 54% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 12% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Georgia is ranked #51 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 7.47 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.26The average living wage for the state of Georgia is $32.23/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Georgia a minimum wage score of 3.35 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Georgia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Georgia is $179.52, resulting in a UI benefit score of 23.52 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Georgia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Georgia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Georgia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Georgia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Georgia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Georgia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Georgia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Georgia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Georgia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Georgia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X Georgia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Georgia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Georgia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Georgia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Georgia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Georgia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Georgia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Georgia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 31554Latitude: 31.515800
Longitude: -82.582900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 153.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 912