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Dougherty County, GA

82,645 Population
328.6 square miles 251.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.6 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

$25,410 ±$1,853 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $39,685 ±$352
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$45,769 ±$3,685 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $74,632 ±$833
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

26.1% ±4.7% (20,551  ±3,681) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Georgia: 13.6% 1,461,317 (±0.4% / ±38,018)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20.5 minutes ±1.2 (637,295  ±45,314) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.4 125,025,400 (±0.1 / ±677,251)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

35,052 ±1,142 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,150,138 ±14,424
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (78,707  ±135) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 † 10,774,563 (±,133.9 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

2.8% ±1.8% (599  ±381) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 141,228 (±0.3% / ±6,907)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

40,629 ±75 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,610,506 ±467
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$144,500 ±$10,380 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $323,000 ±$1,915
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

20.7% ±4.6% (16,983  ±3,795.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,369,769 (±0.3% / ±34,280.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

86.6% ±6.9% (46,285  ±3,717) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.3% 6,653,783 (±0.6% / ±43,866.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
22% ±4.1% (11,771  ±2,174.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 35.4% 2,637,795 (±0.4% / ±27,056)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

2.7% ±18,390.6% (2,261  ±914) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Georgia: 11.6% † 1,274,462 (±,582.1% / ±24,182)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±1.6% (4,108  ±1,003) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 608,198 (±0.2% / ±13,207)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,108 Total veterans ±1,003 3,788 Male ±884 320 Female ±369

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