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Mitchell County, GA

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

AI Overview

Mitchell County is a small rural Georgia county of 21,441 residents with an economy centered on agriculture and related industries, reflecting the region's traditional land-use patterns. The labor force is limited, with a participation rate of just 49.9%, an unemployment rate of 6.6%, and only 12.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, while median worker earnings sit at $35,629. Housing costs are low—median home value of $105,500 and median gross rent of $776/month—though the county faces fiscal headwinds with a 25.5% poverty rate and a population that has contracted 4.4% over the past five years.

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

Population

21,441

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,613

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,730 (46.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,531 (45.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone872 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races743 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race142 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone37 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish901
  2. 2.Other Indo-European169
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)95
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic41
  5. 5.Arabic34

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,286

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,569

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,820

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,702
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,217
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)756
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)682
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services670

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,374
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,819
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,294
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,286
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.11×)646
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 3.04×)555
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 2.12×)793
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.57×)1,239
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.91×)340

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$105,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$776/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999534 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999523 (10.3%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999495 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999477 (9.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999341 (6.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999312 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,629

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,521 (84.7%)
  • Carpooled826 (10.7%)
  • Worked At Home214 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle54 (0.7%)
  • Other49 (0.6%)
  • Walked22 (0.3%)

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.