Fort Gaines

Population: 1,166
Median household income: $38,636
Median home value: $91,400

Fort Gaines is a community in Clay County, Georgia, home to 1,166 residents. At $38,636, its median household income sits below Clay County's $48,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Gaines's population grew 30.3% from 895 to 1,166, while its median home value rose 54.9% from $59,000 to $91,400.

57.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,166
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $38,636
Median home value: $91,400
Median gross rent: $518
Housing units: 568
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8951,166

Median household income

$21,759$38,636

Median home value

$59,000$91,400

Median gross rent

$338$518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	895	$21,759	$59,000	$338
2020	832	$19,750	$57,400	$325
2021	903	$25,398	$51,300	$316
2022	1,035	$36,161	$62,900	$353
2023	1,166	$38,636	$91,400	$518

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	6.8%
5 to 17	253	21.7%
18 to 24	200	17.2%
25 to 34	96	8.2%
35 to 44	127	10.9%
45 to 54	95	8.1%
55 to 64	104	8.9%
65 to 74	108	9.3%
75 and over	104	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	179	15.4%
Black or African American	973	83.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	11.8%
High school graduate	245	38.6%
Some college or associate's	258	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	35	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	314	73.9%
Carpooled	46	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	9.4%
Other means	25	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	43.9%
15 to 29 min	43	11.2%
30 to 44 min	113	29.4%
45 to 59 min	55	14.3%
60+ min	5	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 35.0% (387 of 1,107)

	Count	Share
Family households	238	62.6%
Nonfamily households	142	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	380	66.9%
Vacant	188	33.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	182	47.9%
Renter-occupied	198	52.1%

1-unit, detached57.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other25.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	325	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	3.3%
5 to 19 units	75	13.2%
20 or more units	6	1.1%
Mobile home & other	143	25.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1330816
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.78 sq mi
Water area: 2.93 sq mi
Center point: 31.6259, -85.0587

Compare with nearby cities

Fort Gaines vs Bluffton

Other places in Clay County

Bluffton