Appling County is a county of 18,493 people in Georgia. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $76,700. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 40%. The poverty rate is 22.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. Renters pay $739 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,651, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 18%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Appling County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$89,523 → $76,700(−14%)US over the same years: +67%
White share78.6% → 67.5%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$53,452 → $46,651(−13%)US over the same years: +14%
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)26%(181)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.9%(271)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.4%(170)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 697 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
Appling County, decade by decade
Appling County 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
15,744
$53,452
$89,523
8.2%
42.5
2000
17,419
$55,134
$93,451
8.4%
49.8
2010
18,236
$52,012
$120,265
8.3%
57.5
2020
18,444
$45,965
$105,569
9.5%
60.6
2024
18,493
$46,651
$76,700
11.2%
62.3
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.
