Dodge County, GA
Demographic and economic profile of Dodge County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Dodge County is a small rural Georgia county of roughly 19,900 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $21,708 and median household income of $51,587, pointing to a modest, likely goods-producing base. The labor force is constrained, with a participation rate of just 46.3% and only 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.4%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $108,700 and median gross rent of $688/month—but the county has shed 4.8% of its population over five years, and a 22.2% poverty rate signals persistent economic stress.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.8% since 2018
Dodge County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone12,758 (64.4%)
- Black or African American Alone6,133 (31.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race333 (1.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races253 (1.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone247 (1.2%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone72 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish353
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
- 3.Arabic11
- 4.German or other West Germanic9
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,613
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,429
- 3.Public Administration (Group)837
- 4.Construction (Group)815
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services566
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,030
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,519
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,379
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,281
- 5.Service Occupations978
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.