Demographics of Colquitt County, Georgia

Colquitt County, Georgia had 47,438 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,530 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.

Colquitt County, in four figures

47,438
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,530 people.; 37.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,341 ±$4,778
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.

Colquitt County, Georgia's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Colquitt 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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Colquitt County, Georgia's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Colquitt 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	45,908	100.0	100.0
2021	45,774	99.7	100.2
2022	45,935	100.1	100.7
2023	46,475	101.2	101.6
2024	47,006	102.4	102.5
2025	47,438	103.3	103.1

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Population of Colquitt 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	45,908	+4	+9	+2	−18
2021	45,774	−134	−52	+60	−170
2022	45,935	+161	−55	+279	−32
2023	46,475	+540	+58	+422	+68
2024	47,006	+531	+76	+581	−127
2025	47,438	+432	+71	+368	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±0.4: for men 35.7 ±0.6 and for women 39.0 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Colquitt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	3,056 ±56	6.6% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,800 ±464	19.0% ±1.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,175 ±411	9.0% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,724 ±571	25.4% ±1.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,021 ±514	23.8% ±1.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,448 ±498	16.1% ±1.1	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,341 ±$4,778, and income per person $26,964 ±$1,297, 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 Colquitt County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	4,412 ±565	26.3% ±3.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,101 ±518	24.4% ±3.0	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,352 ±378	14.0% ±2.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,045 ±361	12.2% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,199 ±331	13.1% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	988 ±244	5.9% ±1.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	706 ±201	4.2% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Colquitt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	10,439 ±1,216	22.9% ±2.7	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,060 ±549	34.5% ±3.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,677 ±665	19.7% ±2.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,702 ±318	16.8% ±3.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Colquitt County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colquitt County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	19,401 ±52	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.7% ±2.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.3% ±2.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,400 ±$9,095	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$818 ±$67	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	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 Colquitt County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,617 ±0	20.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,715 ±35	53.5% ±0.1	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,542 ±201	22.8% ±0.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	421 ±79	0.9% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 175	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	817 ±237	1.8% ±0.5	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 Colquitt County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	33,080 ±723	71.6% ±1.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,509 ±623	16.2% ±1.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	520 ±155	1.1% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,115 ±601	11.1% ±1.3	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,297 ±340	2.8% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,818 ±528	8.3% ±1.1	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Colquitt County among the counties of Georgia

45th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Colquitt County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gordon County	61,701	+6.9%
Camden County	60,143	+9.5%
Bryan County	52,062	+15.6%
Laurens County	51,041	+3.0%
Habersham County	50,416	+9.3%
Colquitt County	47,438	+3.3%
Thomas County	46,368	+1.3%
Polk County	45,514	+6.0%
Oconee County	44,893	+6.9%
Coffee County	44,407	+3.2%
Baldwin County	44,029	+0.6%

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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