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Dougherty County, GA

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

AI Overview

Dougherty County, GA, centered on Albany, has a population of 83,915 that has contracted 7.8% over five years, with an unemployment rate of 10.8% and a labor force participation rate of 55.5%, both reflecting a constrained labor market. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $33,365 and 23.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $129,200 and median gross rent of $905/month—while a poverty rate of 26.4% and per capita income of $27,125 signal persistent economic pressure alongside a GDP per capita of $58,288.

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

Population

82,418

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$49,044

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone58,613 (70.5%)
  • White Alone19,277 (23.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,951 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,674 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race806 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone592 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,983
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)258
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)208
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic167
  5. 5.Arabic142

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,857

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,288

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,340
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,672
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,188
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,021
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,534

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,908
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,639
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,616
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,600
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,248

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.45×)2,221
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)8,983
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)1,789
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)3,785
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)2,022

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$905/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

45.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,073 (13.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,647 (10.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,548 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,211 (7.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,207 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,192 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,147 (76.0%)
  • Carpooled3,689 (11.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,900 (9.1%)
  • Walked469 (1.5%)
  • Other218 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit216 (0.7%)

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.