Cordele

Population: 10,107
Median household income: $31,564
Median home value: $110,700

Located in Crisp County, Georgia, Cordele is a community with a population of 10,107. At $31,564, its median household income sits below Crisp County's $42,745.

From 2019 to 2023, Cordele's population declined 6.0% from 10,752 to 10,107, while its median home value rose 47.4% from $75,100 to $110,700.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 34.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,107
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $31,564
Median home value: $110,700
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 5,022
Homeownership rate: 34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,75210,107

Median household income

$21,350$31,564

Median home value

$75,100$110,700

Median gross rent

$602$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,752	$21,350	$75,100	$602
2020	10,600	$25,672	$72,700	$670
2021	10,316	$27,922	$77,700	$721
2022	10,210	$33,166	$92,800	$756
2023	10,107	$31,564	$110,700	$761

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	927	9.2%
5 to 17	2,030	20.1%
18 to 24	774	7.7%
25 to 34	1,292	12.8%
35 to 44	1,567	15.5%
45 to 54	896	8.9%
55 to 64	1,096	10.8%
65 to 74	920	9.1%
75 and over	605	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,317	22.9%
Black or African American	7,297	72.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.2%
Two or more races	101	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	363	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,168	18.3%
High school graduate	2,147	33.7%
Some college or associate's	2,210	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	473	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	378	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,001	82.7%
Carpooled	229	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	99	2.7%
Worked from home	235	6.5%
Other means	64	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,736	51.2%
15 to 29 min	1,120	33.0%
30 to 44 min	157	4.6%
45 to 59 min	275	8.1%
60+ min	105	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 34.3% (3,374 of 9,845)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,500	59.8%
Nonfamily households	1,682	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,182	83.3%
Vacant	840	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,459	34.9%
Renter-occupied	2,723	65.1%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.9%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,853	56.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	897	17.9%
5 to 19 units	589	11.7%
20 or more units	174	3.5%
Mobile home & other	509	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1319616
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 31.9561, -83.7701