Bleckley County is a county of 12,430 people in Georgia. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $149,600. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $799 a month at the median. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,008, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bleckley County
What changed most since 1990
White share76.8% → 67.4%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.3% → 3.8%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.3% → 19.8%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)41%(322)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(245)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 785 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
Bleckley County, decade by decade
Bleckley 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
10,430
$54,458
$96,723
10.3%
45.0
2000
11,666
$60,931
$110,392
12.5%
51.0
2010
13,063
$51,301
$102,139
10.1%
56.4
2020
12,583
$56,956
$123,507
17.9%
56.6
2024
12,430
$62,008
$149,600
19.8%
59.5
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.
