Demographics of Bleckley County, Georgia

Bleckley County, Georgia had 12,866 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +351 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bleckley County, in four figures

12,866
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +351 people.; 37.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,008 ±$8,633
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bleckley County, Georgia's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bleckley County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bleckley County, Georgia's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bleckley County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,515	100.0	100.0
2021	12,287	98.2	100.2
2022	12,277	98.1	100.7
2023	12,469	99.6	101.6
2024	12,653	101.1	102.5
2025	12,866	102.8	103.1

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Population of Bleckley County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,515	−71	−16	0	−47
2021	12,287	−228	−53	+2	−174
2022	12,277	−10	−83	−2	+85
2023	12,469	+192	−39	0	+228
2024	12,653	+184	−17	+1	+198
2025	12,866	+213	−16	−1	+230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±0.9: for men 36.9 ±3.0 and for women 37.9 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bleckley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	548 ±99	4.4% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,973 ±273	15.9% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,725 ±287	13.9% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,898 ±292	23.3% ±2.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,031 ±286	24.4% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,255 ±295	18.1% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,008 ±$8,633, and income per person $31,579 ±$3,448, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bleckley County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,102 ±252	24.7% ±5.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	751 ±204	16.8% ±4.5	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	772 ±219	17.3% ±4.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	499 ±169	11.2% ±3.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	622 ±169	13.9% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	539 ±180	12.1% ±4.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	78 to 282	1.8% to 6.3%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bleckley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,160 ±432	19.3% ±3.9	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	780 ±186	31.6% ±6.6	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	996 ±293	17.0% ±4.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	384 ±152	13.5% ±5.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bleckley County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bleckley County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	5,288 ±22	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±3.9	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.9% ±3.0	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.1% ±4.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,600 ±$30,123	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$799 ±$58	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bleckley County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	472 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,381 ±75	67.4% ±0.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,232 ±44	26.0% ±0.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	116 ±50	0.9% ±0.4	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	213 ±100	1.7% ±0.8	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bleckley County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	9,746 ±434	78.4% ±3.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,480 ±445	20.0% ±3.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 93	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	155 ±71	1.2% ±0.6	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	27 to 123	0.2% to 1.0%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	30 to 130	0.2% to 1.0%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bleckley County among the counties of Georgia

113th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Bleckley County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jeff Davis County	15,219	+2.8%
Jefferson County	15,011	−4.2%
Screven County	14,408	+2.4%
Towns County	13,285	+5.8%
Charlton County	13,121	+4.7%
Bleckley County	12,866	+2.8%
Crawford County	12,206	+0.9%
Heard County	12,149	+6.2%
McIntosh County	11,989	+9.2%
Macon County	11,756	−2.2%
Candler County	11,275	+2.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026