Fort Oglethorpe

Population: 10,332
Median household income: $50,902
Median home value: $186,500

Fort Oglethorpe is a community in Catoosa County, Georgia, home to 10,332 residents. Its median household income of $50,902 runs below the Catoosa County figure of $72,425.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Oglethorpe's population grew 3.8% from 9,954 to 10,332, while its median home value rose 45.6% from $128,100 to $186,500.

The median resident is 43.4 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,332
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,902
Median home value: $186,500
Median gross rent: $952
Housing units: 5,048
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,95410,332

Median household income

$45,394$50,902

Median home value

$128,100$186,500

Median gross rent

$759$952

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,954	$45,394	$128,100	$759
2020	9,877	$40,564	$133,500	$643
2021	10,196	$42,333	$138,100	$749
2022	10,203	$49,789	$163,800	$884
2023	10,332	$50,902	$186,500	$952

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	431	4.2%
5 to 17	1,347	13.0%
18 to 24	783	7.6%
25 to 34	1,410	13.6%
35 to 44	1,410	13.6%
45 to 54	1,149	11.1%
55 to 64	879	8.5%
65 to 74	1,132	11.0%
75 and over	1,791	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,836	85.5%
Black or African American	493	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	454	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	388	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	622	8.0%
High school graduate	2,728	35.1%
Some college or associate's	2,725	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	896	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	800	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,846	87.5%
Carpooled	235	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	274	6.2%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	971	23.6%
15 to 29 min	2,113	51.3%
30 to 44 min	644	15.6%
45 to 59 min	252	6.1%
60+ min	139	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 9.9% (985 of 9,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,682	58.5%
Nonfamily households	1,899	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,581	90.7%
Vacant	467	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,302	50.3%
Renter-occupied	2,279	49.7%

1-unit, detached46.0%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units23.4%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,321	46.0%
1-unit, attached	487	9.6%
2 to 4 units	1,181	23.4%
5 to 19 units	794	15.7%
20 or more units	265	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1330956
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9318, -85.2460