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

118,255 Population
684.5 square miles 172.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$27,985 ±$2,699 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $35,086 ±$435
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$48,208 ±$4,994 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $66,559 ±$712
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

18.4% ±4.1% (20,746  ±4,582) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Georgia: 14% 1,476,348 (±0.4% / ±43,526)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

21.1 minutes ±0.8 (981,060  ±45,905) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.6 126,439,936 (±0.1 / ±703,993)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

47,374 ±1,877 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,001,109 ±12,817
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.4 ±0.1 (112,283  ±1,589) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,546,098 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

3.7% ±2% (1,046  ±567) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,093 (±0.3% / ±7,538)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

54,111 ±1,131 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,475,242 ±715
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$151,300 ±$15,367 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $249,700 ±$2,441
  • about half the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

13.4% ±2.9% (15,674  ±3,433.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,445,130 (±0.4% / ±41,727.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

83.8% ±5.5% (64,978  ±4,372.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,436,394 (±0.7% / ±50,274)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
25.6% ±3.2% (19,837  ±2,532.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 34.6% 2,505,076 (±0.4% / ±31,475.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

4.5% ±0.5% (4,996  ±591.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 14.3% 1,424,680 (±0.1% / ±11,781.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

1.6% ±0.8% (1,919  ±978) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Georgia: 10% 1,082,965 (±0.2% / ±22,871)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

9% ±1.3% (8,116  ±1,183) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 7.3% 595,743 (±0.2% / ±14,587)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
8,116 Total veterans ±1,183 7,132 Male ±1,062 984 Female ±533

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