Oglethorpe

Population: 1,069
Median household income: $25,071
Median home value: $61,100

Oglethorpe, a community in Macon County, Georgia, has 1,069 residents. The median household income of $25,071 is below the Macon County median ($37,177).

Between 2019 and 2023, Oglethorpe's population declined 24.4% from 1,414 to 1,069, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $46,700 to $61,100.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 77.5% of the population. 80.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,069
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $25,071
Median home value: $61,100
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 682
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4141,069

Median household income

$21,406$25,071

Median home value

$46,700$61,100

Median gross rent

$536$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,414	$21,406	$46,700	$536
2020	1,274	$20,043	$49,900	$545
2021	1,279	$23,618	$51,500	$594
2022	1,084	$23,958	$66,600	$608
2023	1,069	$25,071	$61,100	$646

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	6.1%
5 to 17	159	14.9%
18 to 24	74	6.9%
25 to 34	98	9.2%
35 to 44	133	12.4%
45 to 54	138	12.9%
55 to 64	114	10.7%
65 to 74	132	12.3%
75 and over	156	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	217	20.3%
Black or African American	829	77.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.4%
Two or more races	6	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	19.3%
High school graduate	305	39.6%
Some college or associate's	252	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	41	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	280	80.7%
Carpooled	43	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.0%
Other means	11	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	41.5%
15 to 29 min	82	24.1%
30 to 44 min	56	16.5%
45 to 59 min	46	13.5%
60+ min	15	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 30.5% (320 of 1,050)

	Count	Share
Family households	230	42.9%
Nonfamily households	306	57.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	536	78.6%
Vacant	146	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	361	67.4%
Renter-occupied	175	32.6%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	472	69.2%
1-unit, attached	16	2.3%
2 to 4 units	62	9.1%
5 to 19 units	20	2.9%
20 or more units	7	1.0%
Mobile home & other	105	15.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1357736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 32.2932, -84.0628