Dooly County, Georgia

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,026
Median household income: $56,545
Median home value: $96,400

Dooly County is a county in Georgia with a population of 11,026. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,545 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dooly County's population declined 19.7% from 13,736 to 11,026, while its median household income rose 51.4% from $37,340 to $56,545.

19.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,026
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,545
Median home value: $96,400
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 4,796
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,73611,026

Median household income

$37,340$56,545

Median home value

$83,300$96,400

Median gross rent

$543$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,736	$37,340	$83,300	$543
2020	13,571	$48,039	$81,400	$626
2021	11,546	$39,641	$80,200	$608
2022	11,236	$54,109	$94,500	$717
2023	11,026	$56,545	$96,400	$761

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	441	4.0%
5 to 17	1,312	11.9%
18 to 24	733	6.6%
25 to 34	1,182	10.7%
35 to 44	1,651	15.0%
45 to 54	1,613	14.6%
55 to 64	1,670	15.1%
65 to 74	1,454	13.2%
75 and over	970	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,511	40.9%
Black or African American	5,262	47.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.5%
Two or more races	356	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	845	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,456	17.0%
High school graduate	3,617	42.4%
Some college or associate's	2,324	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	775	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	368	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,164	79.4%
Carpooled	434	10.9%
Public transit	78	2.0%
Walked	42	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	227	5.7%
Other means	40	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,396	37.1%
15 to 29 min	1,019	27.1%
30 to 44 min	978	26.0%
45 to 59 min	201	5.3%
60+ min	164	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 19.7% (1,777 of 8,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,634	67.2%
Nonfamily households	1,285	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,919	81.7%
Vacant	877	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,612	66.6%
Renter-occupied	1,307	33.4%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other30.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,919	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	277	5.8%
5 to 19 units	114	2.4%
20 or more units	29	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,457	30.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 13093
State: Georgia
Land area: 393 sq mi
Water area: 4.69 sq mi
Center point: 32.1520, -83.8072

Cities & places

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