Turner County, Georgia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,915
Median household income: $39,565
Median home value: $95,200

Home to 8,915 residents, Turner County is one of Georgia's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $39,565 is below the Georgia median ($74,664).

From 2019 to 2023, Turner County's population grew 12.2% from 7,943 to 8,915, while its median household income rose 6.8% from $37,039 to $39,565.

74.0% of workers drive to work alone. 61.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,915
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $39,565
Median home value: $95,200
Median gross rent: $655
Housing units: 3,921
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9438,915

Median household income

$37,039$39,565

Median home value

$79,700$95,200

Median gross rent

$538$655

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,943	$37,039	$79,700	$538
2020	7,920	$34,514	$73,600	$547
2021	8,856	$35,828	$76,700	$590
2022	8,894	$39,666	$85,600	$617
2023	8,915	$39,565	$95,200	$655

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	653	7.3%
5 to 17	1,616	18.1%
18 to 24	538	6.0%
25 to 34	1,385	15.5%
35 to 44	880	9.9%
45 to 54	1,024	11.5%
55 to 64	1,099	12.3%
65 to 74	1,038	11.6%
75 and over	682	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,834	54.2%
Black or African American	3,356	37.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.2%
Two or more races	280	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	415	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,183	19.4%
High school graduate	2,282	37.4%
Some college or associate's	1,966	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	493	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	184	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,476	74.0%
Carpooled	468	14.0%
Public transit	15	0.4%
Walked	31	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	303	9.1%
Other means	54	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	804	26.4%
15 to 29 min	1,129	37.1%
30 to 44 min	711	23.4%
45 to 59 min	204	6.7%
60+ min	196	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 21.6% (1,869 of 8,657)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,083	63.2%
Nonfamily households	1,215	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,298	84.1%
Vacant	623	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,109	63.9%
Renter-occupied	1,189	36.1%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other23.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,404	61.3%
1-unit, attached	91	2.3%
2 to 4 units	350	8.9%
5 to 19 units	108	2.8%
20 or more units	49	1.2%
Mobile home & other	919	23.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 13287
State: Georgia
Land area: 285 sq mi
Water area: 4.56 sq mi
Center point: 31.7248, -83.6203

Cities & places

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