Locust Grove

Population: 9,931
Median household income: $72,563
Median home value: $261,500

Locust Grove is a community in Henry County, Georgia, home to 9,931 residents. The median household income of $72,563 is below the Henry County median ($81,612).

Between 2019 and 2023, Locust Grove's population grew 42.8% from 6,954 to 9,931, while its median home value rose 68.5% from $155,200 to $261,500.

25.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,931
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,563
Median home value: $261,500
Median gross rent: $1,490
Housing units: 3,623
Homeownership rate: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9549,931

Median household income

$56,932$72,563

Median home value

$155,200$261,500

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,490

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,954	$56,932	$155,200	$1,173
2020	7,525	$56,533	$163,700	$1,122
2021	8,816	$57,799	$169,500	$1,162
2022	9,367	$67,143	$193,800	$1,252
2023	9,931	$72,563	$261,500	$1,490

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4420.0%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 744.1%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	521	5.2%
5 to 17	2,071	20.9%
18 to 24	1,047	10.5%
25 to 34	1,314	13.2%
35 to 44	1,983	20.0%
45 to 54	1,589	16.0%
55 to 64	839	8.4%
65 to 74	412	4.1%
75 and over	155	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,903	39.3%
Black or African American	4,635	46.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.2%
Asian	73	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	113	1.1%
Two or more races	163	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,026	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	294	4.7%
High school graduate	2,014	32.0%
Some college or associate's	2,381	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,051	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	552	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,188	84.7%
Carpooled	177	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	510	10.3%
Other means	70	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	567	12.8%
15 to 29 min	1,633	36.8%
30 to 44 min	754	17.0%
45 to 59 min	553	12.5%
60+ min	928	20.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 16.1% (1,602 of 9,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,551	79.1%
Nonfamily households	676	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,227	89.1%
Vacant	396	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,657	82.3%
Renter-occupied	570	17.7%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,186	87.9%
1-unit, attached	73	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	33	0.9%
20 or more units	193	5.3%
Mobile home & other	138	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1347140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 33.3481, -84.1025