Editing Savannah, Georgia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 5146
|1810= 5215
|1820= 7523
|1830= 7303
|1840= 11214
|1850= 15312
|1860= 22292
|1870= 28235
|1880= 30709
|1890= 43189
|1900= 54244
|1910= 65064
|1920= 83252
|1930= 85024
|1940= 95996
|1950= 119638
|1960= 149245
|1970= 118349
|1980= 141654
|1990= 137560
|2000= 131510
|2010= 136286
|2020= 147780
| estimate = 148808
| estyear = 2024
| align-fn = center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/><br> 2024<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.census.gov%2Fprograms-surveys%2Fpopest%2Ftables%2F2020-2024%2Fcities%2Ftotals%2FSUB-IP-EST2024-POP-13.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |title=2024 City and town population estimates: Georgia |website=U.S. Census Bureau |date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
}}

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Savannah's official 2020 population was 147,780, up from the official 2010 count of 136,286 residents.<ref name="PopEstCities">{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/summary-files.html|title=Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> The U.S. Census Bureau's official 2020 population of the [[Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area|Savannah metropolitan area]]—defined as [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan]], Chatham, and [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham]] counties—was 404,798, up 16.45% from the 2010 census population of 347,611.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref> Savannah is also the largest principal city of the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro combined statistical area. This larger trading area includes the Savannah and [[Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan area|Hinesville]] metropolitan statistical areas as well as the [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]] and [[Jesup, Georgia|Jesup]] micropolitan statistical areas. The official 2020 population of this area was 608,239, up from 525,844 at the 2010 census.<ref name=CityPopulation.de>{{cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/en/usa/combmetro/|title=USA: Combined Metropolitan Areas|publisher=CityPopulation.de|date=August 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref>

In 2010, there were 51,375 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. Among them, 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.13. As of 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $29,038, and the median income for a family was $36,410. Males had a median income of $28,545 versus $22,309 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,921. About 17.7% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over. By the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], the median household income was $53,258 with a per capita income of $31,006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Savannah, GA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1369000-savannah-ga/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Savannah (5559843151).png|thumb|Racial distribution map of Savannah and Chatham County (''source'': 2010 U.S. census). Each dot represents 25 residents: <span style="color:#f00;">'''White'''</span>, <span style="color:#00f;">'''Black'''</span>, <span style="color:#00ff80">'''Asian'''</span>, <span style="color:#ff8000">'''Hispanic'''</span> or '''other''' (yellow).]]

=== Race and ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Savannah, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Savannah city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1369000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Savannah city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1369000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Savannah city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1369000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|49,903
|49,381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54,082
|37.95%
|36.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|74,691
|74,782
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71,845
|56.79%
|54.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|277
|315
|style='background: #ffffe6; |311
|0.21%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,984
|2,697
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,610
|1.51%
|1.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.80%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|78
|130
|style='background: #ffffe6; |238
|0.06%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|188
|242
|style='background: #ffffe6; |692
|0.14%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,451
|2,347
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,213
|1.10%
|1.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,938
|6,392
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,789
|2.23%
|4.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''131,510'''
|'''136,286'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''147,780'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

In 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 55.04% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 38.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.07% of the population. [[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic whites]] were 32.6% of the population in 2010,<ref name="census">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts: Savannah (city), Georgia |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1369000.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611033533/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1369000.html |archive-date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=April 24, 2011}}</ref> compared to 46.2% in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |access-date=April 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref> In 2020, its makeup was 48.62% Black or African American, 36.60% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 0.21% Native American, 3.80 Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.47% some other race, 3.53% multiracial, and 6.62% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2020CensusP2" />

=== Crime ===
[[File:SCMPD Precincts.jpg|thumb|alt=A map showing the 2009 precincts of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department.|Map showing precincts of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department|left]]The total number of violent crimes in the Savannah-Chatham County reporting area ran just above 1,000 per year from 2003 through 2006. In 2007, however, the total number of violent crimes jumped to 1,163. Savannah-Chatham has recorded between 20 and 25 homicides each year since 2005.

In 2007, Savannah-Chatham recorded a sharp increase in home burglaries but a sharp decrease in thefts from parked automobiles. During the same year, statistics show a 29 percent increase in arrests for Part 1 crimes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/SavannahGaGOV.nsf/0/5767a68bbbd20c48852573fb004d5896/$FILE/twnhl_020608_handout.pdf |title=City of Savannah Town Hall Report 02/08 |publisher=City of Savannah |access-date=2009-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325140741/http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/SavannahGaGOV.nsf/0/5767a68bbbd20c48852573fb004d5896/%24FILE/twnhl_020608_handout.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref> An additional increase in burglaries occurred in 2008 with 2,429 residential burglaries reported to Savannah-Chatham police that year. That reflects an increase of 668 incidents from 2007. In 2007, there were 1,761 burglaries, according to metro police data.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/node/665777|title=Burglaries soar in '08 for metro Savannah|date=2009-02-04|access-date=2009-02-04|publisher=Savannah Morning News and Evening Press|website=Savannahnow.com|first=Arek|last=Sarkissian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718105157/http://savannahnow.com/node/665777|archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> Savannah-Chatham police report that crimes reported in 2009 came in down 6 percent from 2008.

In 2009, 11,782 crimes were reported to metro police — 753 fewer than in 2008. Within 2009, there was a 12.2 percent decrease in violent crimes compared with 2008. Property crimes saw a 5.3 percent decline, which included a 5.2 percent reduction in residential burglary. In 2008, residential burglary was up by almost 40 percent. While some violent crimes increased in 2009, crimes like street robbery went down significantly. In 2009, 30 homicides were reported, four more than the year before. Also, 46 rapes were reported, nine more than the year before. In the meantime, street robbery decreased by 23 percent. In 2008, metro police achieved a 90 percent clearance rate for homicide cases, described as exceptional by violent crime unit supervisors. In 2009, the department had a clearance rate of 53 percent, which police attributed to outstanding warrants and grand jury presentations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/crime/2010-01-22/area-crime-drops-2009|title=2010-01-22|website=Savannahnow.com|publisher=Savannah Morning News and Evening Press|first=Arek|last=Sarkissian|access-date=2010-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915051411/http://savannahnow.com/crime/2010-01-22/area-crime-drops-2009|archive-date=September 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The SCMPD provides the public with up-to-date crime report information through an online mapping service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scmpd.org/cityweb/SCMPDorg.nsf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701003046/http://www.scmpd.org/cityweb/SCMPDorg.nsf|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2012|title=Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department|date=1 July 2012}}</ref> The year of 2015 saw a dramatic increase in the number of violent crimes, including at least 54 deaths due to gun violence, a number not seen since the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title = SCMPD addresses violent crime concerns|url = http://www.wtoc.com/story/30699444/scmpd-addresses-violent-crime-concerns|website = www.wtoc.com|access-date = 2015-12-17|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151219182657/http://www.wtoc.com/story/30699444/scmpd-addresses-violent-crime-concerns|archive-date = December 19, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> The first quarter of 2018 saw crime trending downward, compared to 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/37945704/crime-trending-downward-in-city-of-savannah|title=Crime trending downward in City of Savannah|last=Evans|first=Sean|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518125941/http://www.wtoc.com/story/37945704/crime-trending-downward-in-city-of-savannah|archive-date=May 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
[[File:Christ Church Episcopal, Savannah, West view 20160705 1.jpg|thumb|[[Christ Church (Savannah, Georgia)|Christ Church Episcopal]]]]
Before [[British colonization of the Americas]] and the founding of [[colonial Georgia]], the coastal region's indigenous inhabitants practiced [[Native American religions]]. Since colonization, the city of Savannah and the surrounding area have remained predominantly [[Christianity in the United States|Christian]]. However, a Jewish community has lived in Savannah since the colony's first year. Later, [[Gullah-Geechee|Gullah-Geechee culture]] and [[Hoodoo (spirituality)|Hoodoo practices]] were also observed, often alongside Christianity.

Founded in 1733, with the establishment of the Georgia colony, [[Christ Church (Savannah, Georgia)|Christ Church]] is the longest continuous Christian congregation in Georgia. Early rectors include the [[Methodist]] evangelists [[John Wesley]] and [[George Whitefield]]. Christ Church continues as an active congregation located on its original site on Johnson Square.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christ Church: The Mother Church of Georgia |url=https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/christ-church/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=georgiahistory.com}}</ref> The [[Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Georgia)|Independent Presbyterian Church]], which was founded in 1755, has represented the community's Presbyterian constituency. Other historically prominent churches have included: the [[First Bryan Baptist Church]], an [[African American church]] that was organized by Andrew Bryan in 1788;<ref name="FirstAfrican">{{cite web |title=First African Baptist Church of Savannah |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p30.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116111326/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p30.html |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |access-date=2009-01-29 |publisher=PBS}}</ref> [[First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)|First African Baptist Church]];<ref name="FirstAfrican" /> and St. Benedict the Moor Church, which was the first [[African-American Catholicism|African American Catholic]] church in Georgia, and one of the oldest in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]].<ref>[http://www.home.catholicweb.com/stbenedictthemoor/]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108212723/http://www.home.catholicweb.com/stbenedictthemoor/|date=January 8, 2014}}</ref>

The oldest standing house of worship is [[First Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)|First Baptist Church]] (1833), located on [[Chippewa Square (Savannah, Georgia)|Chippewa Square]]. Other historic houses of worship in Savannah include: the Roman Catholic [[Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist (Savannah)|Cathedral of St. John the Baptist]], the Episcopal [[St. John's Church, Savannah|St. John's Church]], and [[Congregation Mickve Israel|Temple Mickve Israel]] (the third-oldest synagogue in the U.S.).<ref name="NewGA-Savannah" />

According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, the largest Christian group overall were [[Protestantism|Protestants]] within the [[Baptists in the United States|Baptist]] tradition, served by the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention]], [[National Missionary Baptist Convention of America|National Missionary Baptist Convention]], and [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]]. [[Non-denominational Protestants]] represented the second-largest Christian group, including the [[Christian churches and churches of Christ|Christian churches and Churches of Christ]]. [[Methodism|Methodists]] were the third-largest, spread among the [[United Methodist Church]] and [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]]. The single second-largest Christian denomination was the [[Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic Church]], served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah|Diocese of Savannah]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Congregational Membership Reports {{!}} US Religion |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?STCOD=13&c=13029&t=0&y=2020&y2=0&c=13103&c=13051 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Association of Religion Data Archives}}</ref>

Among Savannah's non-Christian population, which forms a minority, [[Hinduism in the United States|Hinduism]] was the city's second-largest religion. [[Judaism]] was Savannah's third-largest, with a history dating back to 1733.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://mickveisrael.org/history/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Congregation Mickve Israel |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Orthodox Judaism]], [[Reform Judaism]], and [[Conservative Judaism]] were the predominant Jewish traditions adhered to. [[Islam]] was the area's fourth-largest religion, followed by the [[Baháʼí Faith in the United States|Baha'i]].<ref name=":0" />