Houston County, Georgia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 166,902
Median household income: $80,743
Median home value: $205,600

Houston County, Georgia counts 166,902 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $80,743, its median household income sits above Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Houston County's population grew 8.7% from 153,507 to 166,902, while its median household income rose 30.8% from $61,723 to $80,743.

Owners occupy 67.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 166,902
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,743
Median home value: $205,600
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 68,336
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

153,507166,902

Median household income

$61,723$80,743

Median home value

$142,600$205,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	153,507	$61,723	$142,600	$920
2020	155,317	$65,870	$157,200	$936
2021	161,177	$70,313	$161,200	$983
2022	164,117	$76,968	$189,500	$1,094
2023	166,902	$80,743	$205,600	$1,143

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,492	6.3%
5 to 17	32,287	19.3%
18 to 24	14,235	8.5%
25 to 34	23,801	14.3%
35 to 44	23,487	14.1%
45 to 54	19,839	11.9%
55 to 64	20,407	12.2%
65 to 74	13,944	8.4%
75 and over	8,410	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	87,786	52.6%
Black or African American	52,252	31.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	147	0.1%
Asian	4,929	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	257	0.2%
Some other race	537	0.3%
Two or more races	8,766	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,228	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,470	6.8%
High school graduate	29,858	27.2%
Some college or associate's	37,113	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	20,771	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14,676	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,861	79.6%
Carpooled	7,342	9.3%
Public transit	167	0.2%
Walked	406	0.5%
Bicycle	302	0.4%
Worked from home	6,958	8.8%
Other means	923	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,957	27.7%
15 to 29 min	32,034	44.5%
30 to 44 min	14,322	19.9%
45 to 59 min	3,033	4.2%
60+ min	2,655	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 10.1% (16,644 of 164,889)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,170	71.1%
Nonfamily households	17,988	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	62,158	91.0%
Vacant	6,178	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,709	67.1%
Renter-occupied	20,449	32.9%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	50,436	73.8%
1-unit, attached	1,554	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3,990	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6,013	8.8%
20 or more units	1,553	2.3%
Mobile home & other	4,790	7.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 13153
State: Georgia
Land area: 376 sq mi
Water area: 3.75 sq mi
Center point: 32.4581, -83.6623

Cities & places

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