Demographics of Candler County, Georgia

Candler County, Georgia had 11,275 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +239 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.

Candler County, in four figures

11,275
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +239 people.; 40.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,581 ±$5,151
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.

Candler County, Georgia's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Candler 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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Candler County, Georgia's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Candler 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	11,036	100.0	100.0
2021	10,958	99.3	100.2
2022	11,000	99.7	100.7
2023	11,093	100.5	101.6
2024	11,164	101.2	102.5
2025	11,275	102.2	103.1

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Population of Candler 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	11,036	+33	−9	0	+42
2021	10,958	−78	−109	+2	+19
2022	11,000	+42	−33	−2	+83
2023	11,093	+93	−44	−3	+140
2024	11,164	+71	−22	+28	+63
2025	11,275	+111	−23	−4	+138

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.8: for men 36.0 ±1.2 and for women 43.4 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Candler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	471 ±159	4.3% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,263 ±347	20.5% ±3.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,029 ±274	9.3% ±2.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,344 ±288	21.2% ±2.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,826 ±269	25.6% ±2.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,110 ±262	19.1% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,581 ±$5,151, and income per person $25,409 ±$2,039, 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 Candler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,083 ±261	26.1% ±6.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,019 ±236	24.5% ±5.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	843 ±203	20.3% ±4.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	355 ±102	8.6% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	561 ±136	13.5% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 169	1.0% to 4.1%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	80 to 290	1.9% to 7.0%	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 Candler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,748 ±598	16.3% ±5.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	682 ±242	24.9% ±7.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	726 ±307	13.1% ±5.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	340 ±166	13.8% ±6.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Candler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Candler County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,664 ±16	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±3.5	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.0% ±4.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.0% ±5.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,200 ±$11,151	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$715 ±$67	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±4	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 Candler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,416 ±0	12.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,461 ±113	58.5% ±1.0	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,479 ±205	22.4% ±1.9	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 122	0.1% to 1.1%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 159	0% to 1.4%	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 101	0% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	524 ±209	4.7% ±1.9	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 Candler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	8,108 ±408	73.4% ±3.7	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,258 ±405	20.4% ±3.7	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 85	0% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	640 ±164	5.8% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	36 to 236	0.3% to 2.1%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	504 ±193	4.6% ±1.7	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%.

Candler County among the counties of Georgia

118th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Candler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Telfair County	11,195	−10.1%
Dooly County	11,156	−0.1%
Bacon County	11,070	−0.4%
Evans County	11,028	+2.2%
Lanier County	10,623	+7.1%

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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