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Ben Hill County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Ben Hill County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ben Hill County is a small south Georgia county of 17,138 residents with a low-cost labor profile — median worker earnings of $35,101, median household income of $41,758, and median gross rent of just $692/month. The workforce numbers roughly 9,200 participants at a 53.7% labor force participation rate, with 84.3% holding a high school diploma but only 12.1% reaching a bachelor's degree, pointing toward a blue-collar, trades-oriented workforce. Population has been essentially flat (-0.1% over five years), unemployment sits at 5.0%, and a poverty rate of 25.7% underscores the county's economic challenges alongside its low cost structure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,138

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,758

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.1% since 2018

Ben Hill County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,595 (56.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,497 (38.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race498 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone200 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races193 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone74 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish924
  2. 2.Other Indo-European97
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)54
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)23
  5. 5.Korean10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

855

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,687

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,099

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,515
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,335
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)732
  4. 4.Construction (Group)684
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services626

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,003
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,800
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,314
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,059
  5. 5.Service Occupations992

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.11×)1,439
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.69×)185
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)618
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.52×)491
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.20×)568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$114,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$692/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999591 (13.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999480 (10.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999424 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999341 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999317 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999312 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,851 (82.5%)
  • Carpooled454 (6.4%)
  • Worked At Home403 (5.7%)
  • Walked161 (2.3%)
  • Other158 (2.2%)
  • Public Transit66 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.