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Ben Hill County, GA

17,169 Population
250.1 square miles 68.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$22,625 ±$2,115 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $37,836 ±$200
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$38,255 ±$4,097 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $71,355 ±$353
  • about half the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

26.5% ±4.1% (4,442  ±689) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,415,573 (±0.2% / ±19,488)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

15.6 minutes ±1.6 (107,505  ±12,916) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Georgia: 28.4 125,025,400 (±0.1 / ±677,251)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

7,126 ±279 Number of households
  • Georgia: 3,946,490 ±8,824
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.4 ±0.1 (16,841  ±5) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.7 10,473,460
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.1% ±3.2% (201  ±127) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 134,154 (±0.1% / ±3,813)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

8,122 ±24 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,426,780 ±501
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$100,000 ±$13,192 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $245,900 ±$1,053
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

10.2% ±2.5% (1,740  ±,430.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 13.6% 1,447,492 (±0.2% / ±18,357.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

83.7% ±5.4% (9,632  ±,655.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 88.7% 6,349,981 (±0.3% / ±23,995.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
12.2% ±2.3% (1,403  ±,267.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 33.6% 2,407,707 (±0.2% / ±14,648.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% (395  ±207) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Georgia: 10.4% 1,119,366
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

7.2% ±1.7% (927  ±220) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 7.5% 610,515 (±0.1% / ±7,914)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
927 Total veterans ±220 845 Male ±211 82 Female ±64

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