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Dougherty County

Georgia · 82,616 residents (2025 est.) · 329 sq mi
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With 83,091 people, Dougherty County is a county in Georgia. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $134,400. The poverty rate is 25.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 37%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
83,091
−14%since 2000
from 96,065 in 2000
82,616 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
253 / sq mi
−13%since 2009
from 290 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.6
+14%since 2000
from 32.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
329 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
82K86K90K94K98K19902000201020202024Dougherty County
202483K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(5,396)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(5,791)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(5,389)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.5%(6,210)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(5,890)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(11,151)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(9,562)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(9,163)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(10,096)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(8,858)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(4,105)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(1,480)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,044
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,934 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,422
+65%since 2000
from $16,645 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
29.3%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
25.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.476
−5%since 2010
from 0.501 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$134,400
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $69,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$935
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $469 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
45.3%
−8.2 ptssince 2000
from 53.5% in 2000
54.7% rent
Vacancy rate
15.7%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.30 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 24.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
−4%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
24
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic37.3%(35,794)
Black59.9%(57,521)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,292)
Asian0.6%(544)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic22.8%(18,959)
Black70.2%(58,321)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(2,710)
Asian0.7%(577)
Other3%(2,524)
Diversity Score
57
−7%since 2009
from 61 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
41
−9%since 2020
from 45 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.4%(1,195)
Puerto Rican0.5%(411)
Guatemalan0.4%(371)
Dominican0.3%(253)
Spaniard0.1%(115)
Venezuelan0.1%(90)
Cuban0.1%(64)
Colombian0.1%(52)
Honduran0%(29)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(232)
Chinese0.1%(120)
Vietnamese0.1%(66)
Korean0.1%(43)
Taiwanese0%(41)
Japanese0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
American6.9%(5,764)
English4%(3,330)
Irish3.5%(2,880)
German3%(2,502)
Italian1.1%(908)
West Indian0.7%(622)
Scottish0.7%(585)
French0.6%(502)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(468)
Haitian0.5%(450)
Dutch0.3%(279)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.3%(220)
Polish0.3%(211)
Nigerian0.2%(158)
British0.2%(128)
Australian0.1%(106)
Swedish0.1%(72)
Jamaican0.1%(70)
Russian0.1%(60)
Arab0.1%(53)
Israeli0.1%(53)
Lebanese0%(29)
Greek0%(27)
Croatian0%(21)
Barbadian0%(18)
Moroccan0%(14)
Norwegian0%(14)
Danish0%(11)
Egyptian0%(10)
Czech0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 17.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.0%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 73.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.0 min
+73%since 2000
from 11.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 77.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.1%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
10.2%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 13.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 58.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 71.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
45.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
Female
54.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
Foreign born
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2012
from 14.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.1%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 20.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
82.3%
+13.6 ptssince 2017
from 68.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
91.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.6%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 96.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married46.6%(13,731)
Married38.2%(11,261)
Widowed3.8%(1,123)
Divorced11.4%(3,353)
Women 15+
Never married43.8%(16,241)
Married30.4%(11,248)
Widowed10.2%(3,784)
Divorced15.6%(5,774)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.1%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 20.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
39.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 39.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
33.3%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 29.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
50.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 51.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.3%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 44.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)29.8%(1,743)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(1,671)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(1,858)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(169)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(22)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,857 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dougherty County, Georgia?

Dougherty County, Georgia has about 83,091 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dougherty County, Georgia?

The typical household in Dougherty County, Georgia earns about $49,044 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dougherty County, Georgia expensive?

In Dougherty County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $134,400, and the typical rent is about $935 a month.

How educated are people in Dougherty County, Georgia?

About 22.8% of adults age 25 and over in Dougherty County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dougherty County, Georgia?

About 25.0% of people in Dougherty County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dougherty County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Dougherty County, Georgia has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 13,220 residents, a change of about -14 percent over that period.

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