Fort Oglethorpe is a city of 10,416 people in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 3,476 people. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 33%. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,867, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Oglethorpe
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants62.9% → 47.1%(−15.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population5,940 → 10,416(+75%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.1% → 87.0%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.8%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.9%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(172)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II34.6%(176)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 509 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort Oglethorpe, decade by decade
Fort Oglethorpe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,940
$55,862
$133,204
6.6%
4.6
2000
6,940
$58,466
$144,822
11.9%
17.6
2010
9,263
$49,067
$169,032
15.8%
28.7
2020
10,423
$49,165
$161,807
19.2%
38.3
2024
10,416
$51,867
$199,700
19.5%
29.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
