Broxton vs Douglas

A side-by-side comparison of Broxton and Douglas: population, income, housing, and more.

Broxton and Douglas are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Douglas has the higher population (11,720 vs 858 in Broxton). Douglas has the higher median household income ($37,979 vs $24,316 in Broxton). Since 2019, Douglas's population has grown faster (+1.4% vs -32.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Broxton	Douglas
Population	858	11,720
Median age	45.3 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$24,316	$37,979
Median home value	—	$136,100
Median gross rent	$653	$704
Housing units	474	5,287
Homeownership rate	55.2%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broxton	Douglas
Population	1,279 → 858 (-32.9%)	11,556 → 11,720 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$26,042 → $24,316 (-6.6%)	$33,276 → $37,979 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $102,600 (+83.9%)	$103,900 → $136,100 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$522 → $653 (+25.1%)	$659 → $704 (+6.8%)

Broxton

Population

1,279858

Median household income

$26,042$24,316

Median home value

$55,800$102,600

Median gross rent

$522$653

Douglas

Population

11,55611,720

Median household income

$33,276$37,979

Median home value

$103,900$136,100

Median gross rent

$659$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broxton	Douglas
Under 5	14.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	20.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	10.6%
25 to 34	8.7%	16.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	20.9%	8.7%
75 and over	6.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broxton	Douglas
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	36.3%
Black or African American	61.3%	52.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broxton	Douglas
No high school diploma	22.4%	15.9%
High school graduate	44.2%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broxton	Douglas
Drove alone	96.7%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	3.3%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broxton	Douglas
1-unit, detached	56.1%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	35.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Broxton	Douglas
Poverty rate	42.4%	22.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1979	1977