Bleckley County, Georgia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,414
Median household income: $53,005
Median home value: $132,900

Bleckley County is a county in Georgia with a population of 12,414. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $53,005, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Bleckley County's population declined 3.1% from 12,807 to 12,414, while its median household income rose 10.0% from $48,174 to $53,005.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 68.0% of the population. 86.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,414
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,005
Median home value: $132,900
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 5,235
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,80712,414

Median household income

$48,174$53,005

Median home value

$102,300$132,900

Median gross rent

$620$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,807	$48,174	$102,300	$620
2020	12,870	$46,992	$101,900	$624
2021	12,562	$48,786	$106,500	$702
2022	12,413	$56,021	$121,600	$757
2023	12,414	$53,005	$132,900	$765

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	524	4.2%
5 to 17	1,953	15.7%
18 to 24	1,865	15.0%
25 to 34	1,384	11.1%
35 to 44	1,453	11.7%
45 to 54	1,378	11.1%
55 to 64	1,659	13.4%
65 to 74	1,157	9.3%
75 and over	1,041	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,438	68.0%
Black or African American	3,225	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	89	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	177	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	464	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	976	12.1%
High school graduate	2,717	33.7%
Some college or associate's	2,903	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	901	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	575	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,167	86.0%
Carpooled	293	6.0%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	12	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	282	5.8%
Other means	84	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,703	37.3%
15 to 29 min	807	17.7%
30 to 44 min	1,131	24.8%
45 to 59 min	690	15.1%
60+ min	230	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 20.5% (2,289 of 11,142)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,126	73.0%
Nonfamily households	1,157	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,283	81.8%
Vacant	952	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,140	73.3%
Renter-occupied	1,143	26.7%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other25.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,417	65.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.1%
2 to 4 units	357	6.8%
5 to 19 units	90	1.7%
20 or more units	42	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,324	25.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 13023
State: Georgia
Land area: 216 sq mi
Water area: 3.25 sq mi
Center point: 32.4354, -83.3317