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Columbia County, GA

167,472 Population
290.2 square miles 577.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,020 ±$3,089 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$91,642 ±$10,519 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.6% ±1.9% (10,935  ±3,143) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.9 minutes ±0.6 (1,711,995  ±65,366) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

62,306 ±866 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (166,088  ±26) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±1.8% (1,311  ±723) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

64,123 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$327,200 ±$15,519 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14% ±3.8% (23,241  ±6,276.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91% ±5.7% (102,859  ±6,491.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.1% ±3.8% (44,176  ±4,351) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.9% (11,553  ±2,536) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

14% ±2.2% (17,300  ±2,743) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
17,300 Total veterans ±2,743 14,305 Male ±2,185 2,995 Female ±1,164

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