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Grady County, GA

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

AI Overview

Grady County is a small rural county of 26,056 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and goods-producing industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $24,387 and median worker earnings of $37,642. The labor pool is modest in size, with a 59.1% participation rate and only 15.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though unemployment sits low at 2.8%. Housing costs are well below national norms—median home value of $136,500 and median gross rent of $789/month—and the county posted 4.5% population growth over five years, alongside a poverty rate of 20.6%.

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

Population

26,056

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,980

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

Grady County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,121 (57.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,545 (28.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,265 (8.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race600 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races424 (1.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone102 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,876
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)40
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic36
  4. 4.Other Indo-European30
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,387

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,055

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,721
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,361
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,134
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,108
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)979

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,432
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,150
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,117
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,874
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,606

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.13×)580
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.71×)457
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.47×)1,177
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.35×)739
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.28×)868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999704 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999679 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999579 (8.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999553 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999532 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999496 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,642

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,976 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled1,500 (13.6%)
  • Worked At Home381 (3.5%)
  • Walked77 (0.7%)
  • Other69 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.