Cochran

Population: 4,815
Median household income: $30,756
Median home value: $121,900

Cochran is a community in Bleckley County, Georgia, home to 4,815 residents. At $30,756, its median household income sits below Bleckley County's $53,005.

From 2019 to 2023, Cochran's population declined 2.2% from 4,921 to 4,815, while its median home value fell 4.5% from $127,600 to $121,900.

The typical home was built around 1974. 31.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,815
Median age: 26.6 yrs
Median household income: $30,756
Median home value: $121,900
Median gross rent: $649
Housing units: 1,833
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9214,815

Median household income

$35,000$30,756

Median home value

$127,600$121,900

Median gross rent

$615$649

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,921	$35,000	$127,600	$615
2020	4,945	$26,940	$102,500	$590
2021	5,035	$27,936	$105,200	$652
2022	4,867	$31,326	$118,800	$724
2023	4,815	$30,756	$121,900	$649

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2424.5%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	210	4.4%
5 to 17	958	19.9%
18 to 24	1,181	24.5%
25 to 34	354	7.4%
35 to 44	623	12.9%
45 to 54	491	10.2%
55 to 64	384	8.0%
65 to 74	350	7.3%
75 and over	264	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,014	41.8%
Black or African American	2,531	52.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	69	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	111	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	459	18.6%
High school graduate	634	25.7%
Some college or associate's	745	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	477	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	151	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,350	83.0%
Carpooled	104	6.4%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	12	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	5.3%
Other means	69	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	776	50.4%
15 to 29 min	98	6.4%
30 to 44 min	414	26.9%
45 to 59 min	189	12.3%
60+ min	63	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 31.1% (1,213 of 3,899)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,013	70.9%
Nonfamily households	416	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,429	78.0%
Vacant	404	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	817	57.2%
Renter-occupied	612	42.8%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,236	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	216	11.8%
5 to 19 units	90	4.9%
20 or more units	42	2.3%
Mobile home & other	249	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1317328
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 32.3881, -83.3504

Other places in Bleckley County

None.