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

116,491 Population
684.5 square miles 170.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,812 ±$1,890 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,425 ±$4,456 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.3% ±3.6% (19,448  ±4,041) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.1 minutes ±0.9 (925,320  ±48,998) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

44,909 ±2,120 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (111,870  ±111) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±3.2% (1,621  ±895) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

53,956 ±941 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$171,000 ±$22,624 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.3% ±3.3% (14,100  ±3,842.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.4% ±5.3% (67,694  ±4,290.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.3% ±3.1% (18,829  ±2,421.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

4.8% ±0.5% (5,209  ±575.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 15.5% 1,592,544 (±0.1% / ±14,246.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.1% (3,550  ±701) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

10.7% ±1.8% (9,468  ±1,608) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,468 Total veterans ±1,608 7,133 Male ±1,408 2,335 Female ±1,061

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