Lanier County, Georgia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,094
Median household income: $44,361
Median home value: $161,100

Lanier County, Georgia counts 10,094 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $44,361 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Lanier County's population declined 2.8% from 10,380 to 10,094, while its median household income rose 8.2% from $40,986 to $44,361.

Households average 2.83 people. The median gross rent is $878.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,094
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,361
Median home value: $161,100
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 4,134
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,38010,094

Median household income

$40,986$44,361

Median home value

$114,900$161,100

Median gross rent

$712$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,380	$40,986	$114,900	$712
2020	10,534	$32,158	$117,800	$734
2021	9,874	$33,956	$125,800	$769
2022	9,964	$39,971	$150,200	$813
2023	10,094	$44,361	$161,100	$878

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	637	6.3%
5 to 17	1,663	16.5%
18 to 24	1,083	10.7%
25 to 34	1,319	13.1%
35 to 44	1,555	15.4%
45 to 54	1,059	10.5%
55 to 64	1,313	13.0%
65 to 74	891	8.8%
75 and over	574	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,646	65.8%
Black or African American	2,466	24.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	104	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	87	0.9%
Two or more races	112	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	679	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	705	10.5%
High school graduate	2,702	40.3%
Some college or associate's	2,025	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	801	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	478	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit2.2%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle2.9%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,990	72.8%
Carpooled	250	6.1%
Public transit	89	2.2%
Walked	226	5.5%
Bicycle	119	2.9%
Worked from home	351	8.5%
Other means	82	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,160	30.9%
15 to 29 min	1,112	29.6%
30 to 44 min	1,153	30.7%
45 to 59 min	202	5.4%
60+ min	129	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 27.7% (2,726 of 9,842)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,576	74.8%
Nonfamily households	866	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,442	83.3%
Vacant	692	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,471	71.8%
Renter-occupied	971	28.2%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other34.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,619	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51	1.2%
5 to 19 units	26	0.6%
20 or more units	11	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,427	34.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 13173
State: Georgia
Land area: 197 sq mi
Water area: 3.25 sq mi
Center point: 31.0382, -83.0632

Cities & places

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