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Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Dougherty & Lee Counties PUMA, GA

116,517 Population
684.5 square miles 170.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 37.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,168 ±$2,951 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $39,685 ±$352
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$53,912 ±$4,437 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $74,632 ±$833
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.1% ±3.4% (21,393  ±3,774) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 13.6% 1,461,317 (±0.4% / ±38,018)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.3 minutes ±0.9 (952,955  ±48,705) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

47,924 ±1,515 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,150,138 ±14,424
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (111,785  ±141) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,774,563
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.6% ±2.2% (1,046  ±630) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 141,228 (±0.3% / ±6,907)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

54,085 ±879 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,610,506 ±467
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$175,600 ±$22,158 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $323,000 ±$1,915
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.8% ±3.8% (20,626  ±4,372.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,369,769 (±0.3% / ±34,280.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.2% ±5.5% (67,479  ±4,378.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 89.3% 6,653,783 (±0.6% / ±43,866.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
23% ±3.4% (17,611  ±2,627.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 35.4% 2,637,795 (±0.4% / ±27,056)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

4.5% ±0.6% (4,922  ±623.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 15.1% 1,532,481 (±0.1% / ±13,628.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

3% (3,454  ±1,135) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Georgia: 11.6% 1,274,462
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8% ±1.7% (6,976  ±1,487) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 608,198 (±0.2% / ±13,207)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,976 Total veterans ±1,487 6,150 Male ±1,294 826 Female ±667

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