Moving to Collins, Georgia
Population: 528. Estimated population in July 2024: 552 (+4.5% change)
Males: 225 (42.6%), Females: 303 (57.4%)
Tattnall County
Zip code: 30421
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $19,453
Median house value: $31,300
Population by Race
Races in Collins:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.8%)
- Black (41.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.0%), Irish (9.5%), English (3.0%), German (1.5%), Greek (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 235 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Collins
- High school or higher: 55.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Collins city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 9.4%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 16.7%
2.8% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Collins:
- TATTNALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; REIDSVILLE, GA)
- EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CLAXTON, GA)
- CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; METTER, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Collins:
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
- HUNTER AAF (about 69 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SVN)
- BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES (about 79 miles; BRUNSWICK, GA; Abbreviation: BQK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Collins:
- REIDSVILLE (about 10 miles; REIDSVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: RVJ)
- METTER MUNI (about 14 miles; METTER, GA; Abbreviation: MHP)
- CLAXTON-EVANS COUNTY (about 17 miles; CLAXTON, GA; Abbreviation: CWV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Collins:
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 74 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 100 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
Public primary/middle schools in Collins:
- COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 312; Location: ROUTE 2 BOX 1; Grades: PK – 05)
- COLLINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: HIGHWAY 121; Grades: 06 – 08)