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Dooly County, GA

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

AI Overview

Dooly County is a small rural Georgia county of 11,026 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 45.0% and a high school attainment rate of 83.0%, though only 13.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker costs are low, with median worker earnings of $32,821, and housing is affordable at a median home value of $96,400 and median gross rent of $761/month. The county faces notable headwinds, including a 20.7% population decline over five years, a 5.7% unemployment rate, and a poverty rate of 19.7%, with a median age of 46.3 years reflecting an older remaining population.

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

Population

11,026

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,987

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-20.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,179 (47.2%)
  • White Alone4,548 (41.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race494 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone371 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races290 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone102 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish898
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)59
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island42
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

437

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,144

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,078

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)827
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance590
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)449
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services378
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining374

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,388
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,123
  3. 3.Service Occupations649
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations486
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations380

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.96×)384
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.79×)260
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 2.57×)491
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.59×)641
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.48×)350

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$96,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$761/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999292 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999227 (8.7%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999220 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999219 (8.4%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999213 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999203 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,821

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,097 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled546 (13.9%)
  • Worked At Home159 (4.0%)
  • Other84 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit40 (1.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

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.