Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,188 at the 2010 and at 5,865 (2019) census. The city is the county seat and business center of Worth County and is claimed to be the Peanut Capital of the World due to its peanut production. History Sylvester was platted in 1893. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898. Geography Sylvester is located at (31.531425, -83.836233). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.52%) is water. Sylvester is located on U.S. Highway 82 at the junction of Georgia State Route 33. Georgia State Route 256 enters into southeast Sylvester, where it is co-designated Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,644 people, 2,346 households, and 1,709 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,990 people, 2,151 households, and 1,537 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,378 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 39.15% White, 59.97% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population. There were 2,151 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 27.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.27. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,114, and the median income for a family was $33,707. Males had a median income of $29,010 versus $21,250