Milledgeville

Population: 16,873
Median household income: $39,669
Median home value: $184,400

Milledgeville is a community in Baldwin County, Georgia, home to 16,873 residents. At $39,669, its median household income sits below Baldwin County's $55,413.

From 2019 to 2023, Milledgeville's population declined 10.0% from 18,738 to 16,873, while its median home value rose 51.3% from $121,900 to $184,400.

47.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,873
Median age: 27.1 yrs
Median household income: $39,669
Median home value: $184,400
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 6,645
Homeownership rate: 36.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,73816,873

Median household income

$28,632$39,669

Median home value

$121,900$184,400

Median gross rent

$696$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,738	$28,632	$121,900	$696
2020	18,526	$32,235	$137,400	$716
2021	17,278	$36,053	$144,200	$744
2022	17,021	$40,672	$161,200	$840
2023	16,873	$39,669	$184,400	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2433.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	602	3.6%
5 to 17	1,534	9.1%
18 to 24	5,637	33.4%
25 to 34	2,515	14.9%
35 to 44	1,777	10.5%
45 to 54	1,340	7.9%
55 to 64	1,558	9.2%
65 to 74	1,041	6.2%
75 and over	869	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,120	48.1%
Black or African American	7,203	42.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	628	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.2%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	218	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	634	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,546	17.0%
High school graduate	2,831	31.1%
Some college or associate's	2,555	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,186	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	982	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,368	79.9%
Carpooled	403	7.4%
Public transit	33	0.6%
Walked	51	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	396	7.2%
Other means	214	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,311	45.6%
15 to 29 min	1,299	25.6%
30 to 44 min	792	15.6%
45 to 59 min	206	4.1%
60+ min	461	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 41.3% (5,089 of 12,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,432	47.6%
Nonfamily households	2,672	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,104	76.8%
Vacant	1,541	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,861	36.5%
Renter-occupied	3,243	63.5%

1-unit, detached47.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units19.0%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,148	47.4%
1-unit, attached	103	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,270	19.1%
5 to 19 units	1,260	19.0%
20 or more units	528	7.9%
Mobile home & other	336	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1351492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 33.0879, -83.2406

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