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Jeff Davis County, GA

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

AI Overview

Jeff Davis County is a small rural Georgia county of approximately 14,800 residents, with an economy characterized by relatively low wages—median household income of $40,283 and per capita income of $23,844—alongside a labor force participation rate of just 53.3% and an 11.5% bachelor's degree attainment rate, suggesting a workforce oriented toward manual and trade occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $109,300 and median gross rent of $674 per month, and the 71.3% homeownership rate reflects a stable residential base despite a poverty rate of 26.6%. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.0% over five years, and an unemployment rate of 4.9% indicates modest but present slack in the local labor market.

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

Population

14,838

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,283

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,151 (68.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,789 (12.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,335 (8.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races750 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone596 (4.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone186 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,460
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic10
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)8
  4. 4.Other Indo-European4
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

735

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,099

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,844

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,347
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,036
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)666
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services557
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities527

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,917
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,109
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,094
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,065
  5. 5.Service Occupations814

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.75×)254
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.55×)526
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)811
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)780
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.17×)467

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$109,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$674/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999466 (11.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999344 (8.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999319 (8.2%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999271 (6.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999267 (6.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999233 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,894

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,613 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled811 (13.6%)
  • Worked At Home344 (5.8%)
  • Other103 (1.7%)
  • Motorcycle73 (1.2%)
  • Walked11 (0.2%)

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.