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Ben Hill County, GA

17,138 Population
250.1 square miles 68.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$23,099 ±$1,627 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$39,081 ±$3,479 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

25.7% ±5.6% (4,308  ±932) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

16.1 minutes ±1.5 (105,550  ±11,814) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

7,162 ±246 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.1 (16,826  ±7) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.9% ±4.3% (196  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

8,135 ±18 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$114,600 ±$12,572 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

9.2% ±2.8% (1,563  ±476.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

84.3% ±6% (9,647  ±701.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
12.1% ±2.4% (1,386  ±272.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

2.7% (458  ±216) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.5% ±1.6% (831  ±207) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
831 Total veterans ±207 747 Male ±190 84 Female ±64

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