Georgia

Population, income, and housing across 159 counties and 675 cities & places.

Population: 10,822,590
Median household income: $74,664
Median home value: $272,900

With 10,822,590 residents, Georgia spans 159 counties and 675 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Georgia's population grew 4.0% from 10,403,847 to 10,822,590, while its median home value rose 55.1% from $176,000 to $272,900.

34.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,822,590
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,664
Median home value: $272,900
Median gross rent: $1,306
Housing units: 4,483,873
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,403,84710,822,590

Median household income

$58,700$74,664

Median home value

$176,000$272,900

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,306

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,403,847	$58,700	$176,000	$1,006
2020	10,516,579	$61,224	$190,200	$1,042
2021	10,625,615	$65,030	$206,700	$1,110
2022	10,722,325	$71,355	$245,900	$1,221
2023	10,822,590	$74,664	$272,900	$1,306

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	639,111	5.9%
5 to 17	1,902,961	17.6%
18 to 24	1,027,458	9.5%
25 to 34	1,489,575	13.8%
35 to 44	1,444,615	13.3%
45 to 54	1,401,709	13.0%
55 to 64	1,335,898	12.3%
65 to 74	975,075	9.0%
75 and over	606,188	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,394,071	49.8%
Black or African American	3,350,394	31.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10,235	0.1%
Asian	468,448	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5,526	0.1%
Some other race	57,026	0.5%
Two or more races	378,591	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,158,299	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	801,324	11.0%
High school graduate	1,950,698	26.9%
Some college or associate's	2,020,131	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,503,574	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	977,333	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,665,945	72.3%
Carpooled	457,520	9.0%
Public transit	65,697	1.3%
Walked	67,705	1.3%
Bicycle	8,664	0.2%
Worked from home	722,138	14.2%
Other means	84,119	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	974,799	22.4%
15 to 29 min	1,547,801	35.6%
30 to 44 min	963,637	22.2%
45 to 59 min	425,878	9.8%
60+ min	437,535	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 13.5% (1,423,159 of 10,560,625)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,661,506	66.4%
Nonfamily households	1,346,507	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,008,013	89.4%
Vacant	475,860	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,619,529	65.4%
Renter-occupied	1,388,484	34.6%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,975,705	66.4%
1-unit, attached	196,276	4.4%
2 to 4 units	227,116	5.1%
5 to 19 units	394,824	8.8%
20 or more units	324,561	7.2%
Mobile home & other	365,391	8.1%

Geography

State FIPS: 13
USPS: GA
Land area: 57,717 sq mi
Water area: 1,706 sq mi
Center point: 32.6296, -83.4235

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Counties

159