Demographics of Dodge County, Georgia

Dodge County, Georgia had 19,663 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −286 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.

Dodge County, in four figures

19,663
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −286 people.; 42.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,587 ±$4,418
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.

Dodge County, Georgia's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dodge 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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Dodge County, Georgia's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dodge 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	19,949	100.0	100.0
2021	19,741	99.0	100.2
2022	19,874	99.6	100.7
2023	19,777	99.1	101.6
2024	19,695	98.7	102.5
2025	19,663	98.6	103.1

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Population of Dodge 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	19,949	−56	−26	0	−33
2021	19,741	−208	−164	+3	−62
2022	19,874	+133	−125	+20	+237
2023	19,777	−97	−108	+16	−3
2024	19,695	−82	−49	+35	−67
2025	19,663	−32	−56	+17	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±0.7: for men 40.7 ±2.1 and for women 45.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dodge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	890 ±84	4.5% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,817 ±276	14.2% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,629 ±222	8.2% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,125 ±420	25.9% ±2.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,424 ±402	27.4% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,920 ±354	19.8% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,587 ±$4,418, and income per person $24,997 ±$1,566, 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 Dodge County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,684 ±293	24.5% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,667 ±332	24.2% ±4.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,200 ±273	17.4% ±3.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	710 ±170	10.3% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,097 ±283	15.9% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	371 ±125	5.4% ±1.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	152 ±71	2.2% ±1.0	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 Dodge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,896 ±739	21.5% ±4.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	920 ±206	25.4% ±4.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,731 ±444	18.1% ±4.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,245 ±269	25.3% ±5.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dodge County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dodge County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	8,587 ±42	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.1% ±2.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.9% ±2.7	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.6% ±4.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.4% ±4.5	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$118,100 ±$13,830	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$723 ±$34	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±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 Dodge County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	716 ±0	3.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,642 ±75	63.8% ±0.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,121 ±127	30.9% ±0.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	285 ±132	1.4% ±0.7	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 Dodge County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	15,724 ±493	79.4% ±2.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,686 ±499	18.6% ±2.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 57	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	369 ±109	1.9% ±0.6	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 117	0% to 0.6%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	311 ±122	1.6% ±0.6	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%.

Dodge County among the counties of Georgia

95th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Dodge County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%
Worth County	20,059	−3.2%
Dodge County	19,663	−1.4%
Washington County	19,453	−2.5%
Crisp County	19,237	−4.1%
Appling County	19,100	+3.9%
Brantley County	18,936	+4.9%
Berrien County	18,932	+4.3%

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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