COUNTY · 2020 ACS

Muscogee County

Georgia · 206,922 residents · 217 sq mi

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Muscogee County is home to 206,922 people in Georgia. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $142,900, having risen by half since 2000. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 23%. This skews young, with a median age of 35.8. The foreign-born share is 5%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $66,278

Younger

median age 35.8

US median: 38.8

Less educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 33%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $265,253

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

206,922

+11%since 2000

from 186,291 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

+10%since 2000

from 32.6 in 2000

US average: 38.8

Land area

217 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024204K

Age distribution, 2020

Under 56.3%(13,081)

US avg: 5.6%

5 to 96.9%(14,235)

US avg: 6.1%

10 to 147%(14,447)

US avg: 6.5%

15 to 196.6%(13,581)

US avg: 6.6%

20 to 247.1%(14,628)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.9%(30,897)

US avg: 13.5%

35 to 4412.7%(26,249)

US avg: 12.7%

45 to 5411.2%(23,257)

US avg: 12.3%

55 to 6412.5%(25,958)

US avg: 13.1%

65 to 749%(18,640)

US avg: 10%

75 to 844.1%(8,502)

US avg: 4.9%

85 and over1.7%(3,447)

US avg: 1.9%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$47,418

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

from $34,798 in 2000

US average: $66,278

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,709

+46%since 2000

from $18,262 in 2000

US average: $35,364

Households earning $100K+

30.8%

+8.6 ptssince 2009

from 22.1% in 2009

US average: 43.9%

Poverty rate

20.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2000

from 15.7% in 2000

US average: 12.8%

Workforce by industry, 2020

Information11.6%

US avg: 11.1%

Other services11.1%

US avg: 6.6%

Retail trade9.8%

US avg: 10%

Public administration9.2%

US avg: 4.7%

Wholesale trade4.6%

US avg: 6.7%

Finance & insurance4.4%

US avg: 5.5%

Professional, scientific, technical3.9%

US avg: 4.7%

Arts, entertainment, food1.7%

US avg: 2%

Transportation & warehousing1.4%

US avg: 2.5%

Education & health services0.5%

US avg: 0.8%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%

US avg: 1.7%

Construction0.4%

US avg: 1.2%

Manufacturing0%

US avg: 0.5%

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Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$142,900

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

from $83,100 in 2000

US average: $265,253

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$925

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

from $500 in 2000

US average: $1,124

Owner-occupied

48.3%

−8.0 ptssince 2000

from 56.4% in 2000

51.7% rent

Persons per household

2.56 people

+9%since 2009

from 2.34 people in 2009

US average: 2.61

Afford Score

3.0

−3%since 2009

from 3.1 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.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.7%(90,668)

Black43.3%(80,720)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(8,372)

Asian1.5%(2,789)

Other0%

2020

White, non-Hispanic38.2%(79,083)

Black45.8%(94,701)

Hispanic / Latino8%(16,513)

Asian2.7%(5,546)

Other4.4%(9,009)

Segregation Score

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

Mexican3.2%(6,236)

Puerto Rican1.9%(3,718)

Central American1.1%(2,114)

South American0.4%(854)

Dominican0.4%(714)

Panamanian0.4%(688)

Colombian0.3%(637)

Salvadoran0.3%(517)

Cuban0.3%(500)

Guatemalan0.2%(391)

Honduran0.2%(361)

Spaniard0.1%(187)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(147)

Ecuadorian0.1%(104)

Chilean0%(50)

Venezuelan0%(28)

Bolivian0%(22)

Peruvian0%(13)

Costa Rican0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(1,567)

Korean0.6%(1,253)

Filipino0.4%(697)

Chinese0.2%(349)

Japanese0.1%(202)

Pakistani0.1%(202)

Thai0.1%(195)

Vietnamese0.1%(120)

Indonesian0%(64)

Burmese0%(26)

Laotian0%(26)

Nepalese0%(20)

+ 2 more asian origin groups with data

Malaysian0%(14)

Cambodian0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(262)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(252)

Samoan0%(87)

Ancestry

American8.5%(16,679)

English6%(11,817)

German5.7%(11,138)

Irish5.5%(10,759)

Italian1.7%(3,355)

Scotch-Irish1%(2,047)

Subsaharan African1%(1,935)

French1%(1,912)

Polish0.8%(1,653)

Scottish0.8%(1,639)

British0.6%(1,230)

Dutch0.6%(1,191)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.6%(1,106)

Welsh0.4%(779)

Norwegian0.4%(731)

Jamaican0.3%(587)

Greek0.2%(401)

Swedish0.2%(384)

Brazilian0.2%(361)

Russian0.2%(361)

French Canadian0.1%(286)

Hungarian0.1%(252)

Portuguese0.1%(218)

Austrian0.1%(188)

Romanian0.1%(135)

Haitian0.1%(125)

Canadian0.1%(110)

Syrian0.1%(104)

Lebanese0%(95)

Czech0%(54)

Nigerian0%(54)

Slovak0%(52)

Arab0%(49)

Swiss0%(49)

Belgian0%(47)

Danish0%(47)

Ethiopian0%(35)

Barbadian0%(33)

Ukrainian0%(31)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(30)

Palestinian0%(23)

Iranian0%(23)

Lithuanian0%(23)

Guyanese0%(21)

Cape Verdean0%(21)

Israeli0%(18)

Armenian0%(16)

Turkish0%(15)

Iraqi0%(12)

Moroccan0%(12)

Finnish0%(10)

Macedonian0%(6)

Kenyan0%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.5%

+7.2 ptssince 2000

from 20.3% in 2000

US average: 32.9%

High school or higher

88.1%

+9.2 ptssince 2000

from 78.9% in 2000

US average: 88.5%

Graduate degree

11.1%

+3.1 ptssince 2000

from 8.0% in 2000

US average: 12.7%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+67%since 2000

from 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 26.9

Drive alone to work

79.7%

+7.4 ptssince 2009

from 72.3% in 2009

US average: 75.1%

No vehicle available

10.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2009

from 10.6% in 2009

US average: 8.4%

Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate

8.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2011

from 10.4% in 2011

US average: 5.4%

Labor force participation

61.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2011

from 63.7% in 2011

US average: 63.4%

Women 20-64 in the labor force

70.2%

US average: 73.3%

Management & professional

34.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2009

from 33.8% in 2009

US average: 39.3%

Section 08

People & community

Male

48.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2009

from 47.4% in 2009

Female

51.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2009

from 52.6% in 2009

Foreign born

5.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2009

from 4.0% in 2009

US average: 13.5%

Uninsured

12.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.8%

Computer in household

89.6%

US average: 91.9%

Same house as last year

78.9%

US average: 86.2%

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41%(31,228)

Married44.1%(33,569)

Widowed2.9%(2,203)

Divorced11.9%(9,084)

Women 15+

Never married35.3%(30,019)

Married39.9%(33,976)

Widowed8.5%(7,254)

Divorced16.3%(13,853)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured

12.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.8%

Employer-based

45.7%

US average: 55.4%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

US average: 13.7%

Medicare

17.1%

US average: 17.6%

Medicaid

22.3%

US average: 20.0%

VA health care

5.8%

US average: 2.3%

Any private

65.2%

US average: 68.1%

Any public

37.7%

US average: 35.2%

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, 2020

Gulf War (2001 or later)31%(6,083)

US avg: 20.6%

Gulf War (1990s)34.4%(6,743)

US avg: 21.4%

Vietnam era29.2%(5,716)

US avg: 35.2%

Korean War3.2%(635)

US avg: 7.6%

World War II1%(202)

US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 19,607 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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