Moving to Pooler, Georgia
Population: 6,239. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,019 (+60.6% change)
Males: 3,030 (48.6%), Females: 3,209 (51.4%)
Chatham County
Zip code: 31322
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $47,202
Median house value: $95,500
Population by Race
Races in Pooler:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
- Black (7.9%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), German (9.5%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.3%), Italian (2.2%), Scottish (2.2%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 28.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pooler
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pooler city
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 65.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 13.3%
3.4% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +855 (+15.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pooler:
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
- COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 14 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
- CANDLER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pooler:
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 4 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
- HUNTER AAF (about 11 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SVN)
- HILTON HEAD (about 41 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Abbreviation: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pooler:
- RIDGELAND (about 33 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; Abbreviation: 3J1)
- LIBERTY COUNTY (about 35 miles; HINESVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: 2J2)
- STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (about 42 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Abbreviation: TBR)
Amtrak station near Pooler:
- 8 miles: SAVANNAH (2611 SEABOARD COAST LINE DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pooler:
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 16 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 102 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 102 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
Public primary/middle schools in Pooler:
- WEST CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,005; Location: 800 PINE BARREN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WEST CHATHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 587; Location: 820 PINE BARREN ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- POOLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 308 HOLLY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)