Meriwether County, Georgia

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,757
Median household income: $56,458
Median home value: $154,600

Meriwether County is a county in Georgia with a population of 20,757. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,458, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Meriwether County's population declined 1.7% from 21,106 to 20,757, while its median household income rose 52.1% from $37,121 to $56,458.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 56.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,757
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,458
Median home value: $154,600
Median gross rent: $899
Housing units: 9,642
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,10620,757

Median household income

$37,121$56,458

Median home value

$103,300$154,600

Median gross rent

$714$899

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,106	$37,121	$103,300	$714
2020	21,080	$40,769	$112,500	$734
2021	20,659	$46,789	$112,200	$739
2022	20,679	$52,392	$147,200	$864
2023	20,757	$56,458	$154,600	$899

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,134	5.5%
5 to 17	3,349	16.1%
18 to 24	1,516	7.3%
25 to 34	2,361	11.4%
35 to 44	2,437	11.7%
45 to 54	2,526	12.2%
55 to 64	3,101	14.9%
65 to 74	2,581	12.4%
75 and over	1,752	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,757	56.6%
Black or African American	7,926	38.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	62	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.2%
Two or more races	380	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	569	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,621	17.8%
High school graduate	6,374	43.2%
Some college or associate's	3,839	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,167	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	757	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,762	86.4%
Carpooled	605	7.7%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	70	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	348	4.4%
Other means	29	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,430	19.1%
15 to 29 min	1,494	20.0%
30 to 44 min	2,109	28.2%
45 to 59 min	1,466	19.6%
60+ min	977	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 19.7% (4,052 of 20,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,682	69.5%
Nonfamily households	2,488	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,170	84.7%
Vacant	1,472	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,757	70.5%
Renter-occupied	2,413	29.5%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,686	69.3%
1-unit, attached	45	0.5%
2 to 4 units	257	2.7%
5 to 19 units	116	1.2%
20 or more units	197	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2,341	24.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 13199
State: Georgia
Land area: 501 sq mi
Water area: 4.18 sq mi
Center point: 33.0293, -84.6671

Cities & places

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