Colquitt County, Georgia

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,907
Median household income: $49,691
Median home value: $121,400

Colquitt County, Georgia counts 45,907 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $49,691 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colquitt County's population held roughly steady from 45,486 to 45,907, while its median household income rose 36.4% from $36,435 to $49,691.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 54.3% of the population. 78.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,907
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,691
Median home value: $121,400
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 19,288
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,48645,907

Median household income

$36,435$49,691

Median home value

$85,600$121,400

Median gross rent

$647$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,486	$36,435	$85,600	$647
2020	45,510	$36,799	$92,600	$664
2021	45,800	$41,623	$96,700	$678
2022	45,813	$47,235	$113,900	$747
2023	45,907	$49,691	$121,400	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,016	6.6%
5 to 17	8,809	19.2%
18 to 24	3,916	8.5%
25 to 34	5,821	12.7%
35 to 44	6,071	13.2%
45 to 54	5,592	12.2%
55 to 64	5,590	12.2%
65 to 74	4,293	9.4%
75 and over	2,799	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,938	54.3%
Black or African American	10,450	22.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	386	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.1%
Two or more races	1,004	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,066	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,118	20.3%
High school graduate	11,122	36.9%
Some college or associate's	8,191	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,608	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,127	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,713	78.5%
Carpooled	2,225	11.1%
Public transit	596	3.0%
Walked	306	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,081	5.4%
Other means	88	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,794	35.9%
15 to 29 min	6,684	35.3%
30 to 44 min	3,416	18.0%
45 to 59 min	1,102	5.8%
60+ min	932	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 23.9% (10,835 of 45,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,431	68.0%
Nonfamily households	5,376	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,807	87.1%
Vacant	2,481	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,660	63.4%
Renter-occupied	6,147	36.6%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other25.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,412	59.2%
1-unit, attached	408	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,458	7.6%
5 to 19 units	851	4.4%
20 or more units	197	1.0%
Mobile home & other	4,962	25.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 13071
State: Georgia
Land area: 547 sq mi
Water area: 9.57 sq mi
Center point: 31.1897, -83.7698

Cities & places

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