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Blakely, GA

5,238 Population
17.6 square miles 298.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Early County: 41.1 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,861 ±$3,554 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Early County: $28,367 ±$2,736
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,821 ±$15,140 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Early County: $54,083 † ±$8,746
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.8% ±7.3% (1,369  ±375) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Early County: 23.6% † 2,476 (±4.9% / ±512)
  • about double the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.8 minutes ±3.7 (33,820  ±8,303) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Early County: 21 † 83,065 (±2.3 / ±11,259)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,849 ±136 Number of households
  • Early County: 4,114 ±181
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.2 (5,117  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Early County: 2.6 10,482 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.3% ±2.7% (31  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Early County: 3.2% † 72 (±2.4% / ±55)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,170 ±139 Number of housing units
  • Early County: 4,956 ±38
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$152,500 ±$41,474 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Early County: $131,300 † ±$32,329
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±4.7% (394  ±241.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Early County: 4.9% † 519 (±2.4% / ±255.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.6% ±8.1% (2,733  ±307.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Early County: 83.2% 5,877 (±6% / ±436.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12% ±3.4% (407  ±117.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Early County: 14.8% † 1,041 (±2.7% / ±191.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.5% ±2.4% (211  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Early County: 7.2% † 579 (±1.6% / ±126)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
211 Total veterans ±94 161 Male ±80 50 Female ±51

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