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Miller County, GA

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

AI Overview

Miller County is a small, agriculture-rooted rural county with a population of 5,873 and minimal recent growth of 0.6% over five years. The workforce of roughly 3,430 labor force participants skews older (median age 43.6) with 21.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $43,605 against a low cost base—median home values of $118,300 and gross rent of $699 per month. A 5.4% unemployment rate and 58.4% labor force participation rate reflect constrained workforce availability, while a 24.1% poverty rate and per capita income of $32,027 indicate limited household economic capacity.

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

Population

5,873

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,425

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,796 (64.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,648 (28.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race142 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone108 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races75 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone52 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish136
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island22
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11
  5. 5.Vietnamese8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

284

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,550

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,027

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance719
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)358
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)235
  4. 4.Construction (Group)161
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining146

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations902
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations500
  3. 3.Service Occupations410
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations352
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations266

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.87×)158
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.35×)804
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.32×)336
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)131
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$699/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999305 (16.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999211 (11.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999189 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999163 (9.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999143 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999141 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,605

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,062 (87.6%)
  • Carpooled118 (5.0%)
  • Worked At Home111 (4.7%)
  • Walked59 (2.5%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • 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.