Muscogee County, Georgia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 204,383
Median household income: $56,622
Median home value: $182,300

Home to 204,383 residents, Muscogee County is one of Georgia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,622, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Muscogee County's population grew 4.4% from 195,739 to 204,383, while its median household income rose 22.0% from $46,408 to $56,622.

Owners occupy 50.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 204,383
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,622
Median home value: $182,300
Median gross rent: $1,072
Housing units: 91,288
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

195,739204,383

Median household income

$46,408$56,622

Median home value

$141,300$182,300

Median gross rent

$906$1,072

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	195,739	$46,408	$141,300	$906
2020	195,418	$47,418	$142,900	$925
2021	204,366	$50,542	$146,000	$951
2022	204,572	$54,561	$168,400	$1,038
2023	204,383	$56,622	$182,300	$1,072

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,074	6.9%
5 to 17	37,053	18.1%
18 to 24	18,524	9.1%
25 to 34	32,164	15.7%
35 to 44	27,034	13.2%
45 to 54	22,782	11.1%
55 to 64	23,382	11.4%
65 to 74	17,705	8.7%
75 and over	11,665	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	76,497	37.4%
Black or African American	93,760	45.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	140	0.1%
Asian	5,111	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	307	0.2%
Some other race	1,042	0.5%
Two or more races	10,642	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,884	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,869	11.0%
High school graduate	36,101	26.8%
Some college or associate's	43,695	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	23,697	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16,370	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67,666	76.6%
Carpooled	7,891	8.9%
Public transit	698	0.8%
Walked	1,769	2.0%
Bicycle	282	0.3%
Worked from home	8,263	9.4%
Other means	1,762	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,317	31.6%
15 to 29 min	40,395	50.5%
30 to 44 min	9,070	11.3%
45 to 59 min	2,266	2.8%
60+ min	3,020	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 18.8% (37,491 of 198,961)

	Count	Share
Family households	48,711	60.4%
Nonfamily households	31,889	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80,600	88.3%
Vacant	10,688	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	40,491	50.2%
Renter-occupied	40,109	49.8%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	60,229	66.0%
1-unit, attached	3,035	3.3%
2 to 4 units	8,059	8.8%
5 to 19 units	11,201	12.3%
20 or more units	7,413	8.1%
Mobile home & other	1,351	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 13215
State: Georgia
Land area: 216 sq mi
Water area: 4.51 sq mi
Center point: 32.5102, -84.8749