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Census Tract 9603, Ben Hill, GA

3,638 Population
11.2 square miles 325.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±6.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Fitzgerald: 37.5 ±3.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Ben Hill County: 38.7 ±1.1

Economics

$24,542 ±$3,788 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Fitzgerald: $21,804 † ±$2,424
  • a little higher than the amount in Ben Hill County: $23,130 ±$1,470
$49,281 ±$6,837 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Fitzgerald: $37,323 † ±$5,685
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ben Hill County: $41,758 ±$3,419

23.2% ±7.5% (843  ±300) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Fitzgerald: 27.9% † 2,407 (±7.5% / ±646)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ben Hill County: 25.2% † 4,207 (±4.7% / ±790)

12.9 minutes ±2.1 (21,260  ±5,335) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Fitzgerald: 14.3 † 54,540 (±1.6 / ±8,236)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Ben Hill County: 16.8 112,155 (±1.3 / ±11,994)

Families

1,590 ±232 Number of households
  • Fitzgerald: 3,858 ±261
  • Ben Hill County: 7,082 ±267
2.3 ±0.5 (3,638  ±529) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Fitzgerald: 2.2 8,627 (±0.2 / ±38)
  • a little less than the figure in Ben Hill County: 2.4 16,798 (±0.1 / ±6)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,886 ±209 Number of housing units
  • Fitzgerald: 4,284 ±227
  • Ben Hill County: 8,141 ±19

$97,700 ±$10,507 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Fitzgerald: $99,000 ±$7,188
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ben Hill County: $112,700 ±$11,010

4.7% ±3% (172  ±110.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Fitzgerald: 8.8% † 773 (±4% / ±348.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ben Hill County: 7.7% † 1,304 (±2.3% / ±385.8)

Social

87.2% ±7.8% (2,377  ±375.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Fitzgerald: 83.2% 5,267 (±7.5% / ±562.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Ben Hill County: 83.9% 9,776 (±5.7% / ±688.8)
16% ±5.7% (435  ±165.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Fitzgerald: 14.3% † 904 (±3.7% / ±241.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ben Hill County: 13% † 1,509 (±2.5% / ±296.8)

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

1.4% ±1.7% (50  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Fitzgerald: 2.9% † 256 (±1.8% / ±163)
  • about half the rate in Ben Hill County: 2.7% 468

11% ±4.4% (311  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Fitzgerald: 8.7% † 589 (±2.9% / ±201)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ben Hill County: 6.6% † 855 (±1.8% / ±232)
311 Total veterans ±130 275 Male ±110 36 Female ±46

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