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Dougherty County, GA

82,418 Population
328.6 square miles 250.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±1 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

$27,590 ±$2,220 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,508 ±$4,310 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

22.1% ±4.5% (17,445  ±3,579) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20 minutes ±1.1 (576,780  ±37,701) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

32,487 ±1,825 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (78,599  ±91) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.2% ±4.2% (1,412  ±832) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

40,605 ±41 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$141,300 ±$16,065 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.7% ±3.1% (9,508  ±2,524.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.8% ±6.4% (46,745  ±3,515.7) 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)
21% ±3.3% (11,439  ±1,810) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about three-fifths of 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

3% (2,507  ±643) 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

9.7% ±1.9% (6,037  ±1,188) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,037 Total veterans ±1,188 4,627 Male ±1,062 1,410 Female ±704

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