Douglas County, Georgia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 146,141
Median household income: $80,764
Median home value: $262,200

Douglas County is a county in Georgia with a population of 146,141. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $80,764 is above the Georgia median ($74,664).

Between 2019 and 2023, Douglas County's population grew 2.0% from 143,316 to 146,141, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $63,835 to $80,764.

11.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.82 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 146,141
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $80,764
Median home value: $262,200
Median gross rent: $1,447
Housing units: 55,208
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

143,316146,141

Median household income

$63,835$80,764

Median home value

$161,600$262,200

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,447

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	143,316	$63,835	$161,600	$1,087
2020	145,063	$67,651	$171,300	$1,143
2021	143,520	$67,731	$182,300	$1,194
2022	144,735	$76,930	$227,800	$1,326
2023	146,141	$80,764	$262,200	$1,447

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,662	5.9%
5 to 17	28,734	19.7%
18 to 24	13,542	9.3%
25 to 34	18,830	12.9%
35 to 44	19,480	13.3%
45 to 54	21,137	14.5%
55 to 64	18,290	12.5%
65 to 74	11,119	7.6%
75 and over	6,347	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47,990	32.8%
Black or African American	70,867	48.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	170	0.1%
Asian	2,727	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.0%
Some other race	1,548	1.1%
Two or more races	5,745	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,076	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,187	8.6%
High school graduate	29,005	30.5%
Some college or associate's	28,684	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	18,094	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11,233	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	54,011	76.7%
Carpooled	5,494	7.8%
Public transit	575	0.8%
Walked	285	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8,929	12.7%
Other means	1,127	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,809	17.6%
15 to 29 min	17,482	28.4%
30 to 44 min	15,288	24.9%
45 to 59 min	8,564	13.9%
60+ min	9,349	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 11.3% (16,295 of 144,662)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,069	72.2%
Nonfamily households	14,270	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51,339	93.0%
Vacant	3,869	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,110	66.4%
Renter-occupied	17,229	33.6%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	42,262	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1,465	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,337	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4,818	8.7%
20 or more units	2,619	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2,707	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 13097
State: Georgia
Land area: 200 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 33.7012, -84.7673

Cities & places

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